Rutland (William Billings)
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- Editor: Michael Lauer (submitted 2007-12-14). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 112 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
- CPDL #32743: RutlandBillings1781b.pdf
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-08-21). Score information: Letter (landscape), 3 pages, 68 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Rutland
First Line: My flesh shall slumber in the ground
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: This setting was published in William Billings' The Psalm-Singer’s Amusement, Boston: 1781. Hymn Tune Index tune number 4219.
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Original text and translations
English text
My flesh shall slumber in the ground,
Till the last Trumpet joyful sound,
Then burst the Chains with sweet surprise,
And in my Savior’s Image rise.
This life’s a dream, an empty show,
but the bright world to which I go
Hath Joys substantial and sincere.
When shall I wake and find me there?