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'''Editor - Composer:''' William Billings, Composer
'''Editor - Composer:''' William Billings, Composer


{{Published|1770|in Boston, Massachusetts: Edes and Gill. 143 pp.}}
{{PubDatePlace|1770|in Boston, Massachusetts: Edes and Gill. 143 pp.| }}


'''Description:''' The first book of original music by a single composer printed in America.  
'''Description:''' The first book of original music by a single composer printed in America.  
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|1||0||Canon of 6||Mather Byles||Wake every breath and every string||C||L.M.||3:2||6||Engraved by Paul Revere
|1||0||||[[Wake every breath (William Billings)|Canon of 6]]||Mather Byles||Wake every breath and every string||C||L.M.||3:2||6||Engraved by Paul Revere
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|2||1||America ||Mather Byles||To thee the tuneful anthem soars||D||88.88.88.||3:2||4||
|2||1||3359||[[America (William Billings)|America]]||Mather Byles||To thee the tuneful anthem soars||D||88.88.88.||3:2||4||
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|3||2a||Brookline ||||no text ||A||C.M.||4:4||4||Ps. 19
|3||2a||3371a||[[Brookline (William Billings)|Brookline]]||||no text ||A||C.M.||4:4||4||Psalm 19
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|4||2b||Nantucket ||||no text ||D||S.M.||3:2||4||Hymn 6
|4||2b||3423||[[Nantucket (William Billings)|Nantucket]]||||no text ||D||S.M.||3:2||4||Hymn 6
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|5||3a||Hampshire ||||no text ||a||L.M.||4:4||4||
|5||3a||3394||[[Hampshire (William Billings)|Hampshire]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||4:4||4||
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|6||3b||New Town ||||no text ||A||L.M.||2:2||4||
|6||3b||3427||[[New Town (William Billings)|New Town]]||||no text ||A||L.M.||2:2||4||
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|7||4a||Malden ||||no text ||G||L.M.||3:2||4||Ps. 106
|7||4a||3413||[[Malden (William Billings)|Malden]]||||no text ||G||L.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 106
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|8||4b||Union ||||no text ||C||S.M.||3:2||4||Ps. 25
|8||4b||3463||[[Union (William Billings)|Union]]||||no text ||C||S.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 25
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|9||5a||Pembroke ||||no text ||D||L.M.||4:4||4||Hymn 17
|9||5a||3437||[[Pembroke (William Billings)|Pembroke]]||||no text ||D||L.M.||4:4||4||Hymn 17
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|10||5b||Concord ||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||Ps. _
|10||5b||3377||[[Concord (William Billings)|Concord]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||Psalm _
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|11||6a||New Boston ||||no text ||D||66.688.||4:4||4||Ps. 148
|11||6a||3424||[[New Boston (William Billings)|New Boston]]||||no text ||D||66.688.||4:4||4||Psalm 148
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|12||6b||Hingham ||||no text ||b||S.M.||4:4||4||
|12||6b||3401a||[[Hingham (William Billings)|Hingham]]||||no text ||b||S.M.||4:4||4||
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|13||7a||Brookfield ||||no text ||d||L.M.||3:2||4||Hymn 75
|13||7a||3370||[[Brookfield (William Billings)|Brookfield]]||||no text ||d||L.M.||3:2||4||Hymn 75
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|14||7b||Pomfret ||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||Ps. 92
|14||7b||3443||[[Pomfret (William Billings)|Pomfret]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 92
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|15||8a||St. Elisha's ||||no text ||D||L.M.||3:2||4||Hymn 14
|15||8a||3455||[[St Elisha's (William Billings)|St. Elisha's]]||||no text ||D||L.M.||3:2||4||Hymn 14
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|16||8b||Duxborough ||||no text ||e||L.M.||4:4||4||
|16||8b||3384||[[Duxborough (William Billings)|Duxborough]]||||no text ||e||L.M.||4:4||4||
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|17||9a||Scituate ||||no text ||b||L.M.||3:2||4||
|17||9a||3453a||[[Scituate (William Billings)|Scituate]]||||no text ||b||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|18||9b||Liberty ||William Billings||God bless our glorious king||G||S.M.||3:2||4||
|18||9b||3410||[[Liberty (William Billings)|Liberty]]||William Billings||God bless our glorious king||G||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|19||10||Pembroke New ||||no text ||D||88.88.88.||3:2||4||
|19||10||3438||[[Pembrook New (William Billings)|Pembroke New]]||||no text ||D||88.88.88.||3:2||4||
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|20||11||Plymton ||||no text ||b||88.88.88.||4:4||4||
|20||11||3442||[[Plymton (William Billings)|Plymton]]||||no text ||b||88.88.88.||4:4||4||
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|21||12a||New South ||||no text ||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
|21||12a||3426||[[New South (William Billings)|New South]]||||no text ||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|22||12b||Sudbury ||||no text ||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
|22||12b||3457||[[Sudbury (1770) (William Billings)|Sudbury]]||||no text ||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|23||13a||Water Town ||||no text ||D||L.M.||3:4||4||
|23||13a||3467||[[Water Town (William Billings)|Water Town]]||||no text ||D||L.M.||3:4||4||
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|24||13b||Fairfield ||||no text ||a||S.M.||3:2||4||
|24||13b||3389||[[Fairfield (William Billings)|Fairfield]]||||no text ||a||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|25||14a||Africa ||||no text ||E ||C.M.||3:2||4||
|25||14a||3357||[[Africa (William Billings)|Africa]]||||no text ||E ||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|26||14b||Hamton ||||no text ||C||L.M.||3:2||4||
|26||14b||3395||[[Hamton (William Billings)|Hamton]]||||no text ||C||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|27||15||Christmas Hymn or Charlston ||Tate & Brady||While shepherds watched their flocks by night||F||C.M.||4:4||4||
|27||15||3376||[[Charlston (William Billings)|Christmas Hymn or Charlston]]||Tate & Brady||While shepherds watched their flocks||F||C.M.||4:4||4||
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|28||16a||Cumberland ||||no text ||C||C.M.||3:2||4||
|28||16a||3379||[[Cumberland (William Billings)|Cumberland]]||||no text ||C||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|29||16b||North River ||||no text ||a||C.M.||2:2||4||
|29||16b||3430||[[North River (William Billings)|North River]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|30||17a||Albany ||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
|30||17a||3358||[[Albany (William Billings)|Albany]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|31||17b||Suffolk ||||no text ||g||L.M.||3:2||4||
|31||17b||3458||[[Suffolk (William Billings)|Suffolk]]||||no text ||g||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|32||18a||Wheelers Point ||||no text ||d||L.M.||3:2||4||
|32||18a||3470||[[Wheelers Point (William Billings)|Wheelers Point]]||||no text ||d||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|33||18b||Unity ||||no text ||D||L.M.||4:4||4||
|33||18b||3464||[[Unity (William Billings)|Unity]]||||no text ||D||L.M.||4:4||4||
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|34||19||Brattle Street ||||no text ||G||L.M.||3:2||4||
|34||19||3368||[[Brattle Street (William Billings)|Brattle Street]]||||no text ||G||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|35||20a||Old Brick ||||no text ||a||L.M.||4:4||4||
|35||20a||3432||[[Old Brick (William Billings)|Old Brick]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||4:4||4||
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|36||20b||Roxbury ||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:2||4||
|36||20b||3451||[[Roxbury (William Billings)|Roxbury]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|37||21a||Old South ||||no text ||b||C.M.||4:4||4||
|37||21a||3434||[[Old South (William Billings)|Old South]]||||no text ||b||C.M.||4:4||4||
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|38||21b||Greenland ||||no text ||a||S.M.||3:2||4||
|38||21b||3393||[[Greenland (William Billings)|Greenland]]||||no text ||a||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|39||22||Old North or Morning Hymn ||||Awake, my my soul, awake||F||S.M.D.||3:2||4||
|39||22||3433||[[Old North (William Billings)|Old North or Morning Hymn]]||||Awake, my soul, awake||F||S.M.D.||3:2||4||
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|40||23||Boston ||||Shepherds rejoice, lift up your eyes||B ||C.M.||4:4||4||
|40||23||3366||[[Boston (William Billings)|Boston]]||Isaac Watts||Shepherds rejoice, lift up your eyes||B ||C.M.||4:4||4||
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|41||24||Anthem||||The Lord is King, and is clothed with majesty||C||Anthem||3:4||4||Psalm 3
|41||24||||[[The Lord is king, and is clothed with majesty (William Billings)|Anthem]]||||The Lord is King, and is clothed with majesty||C||Anthem||3:4||4||Psalm 3
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|42||31||Anthem||||As the hart panteth after the water brooks||F, G||Anthem||2:2||4||Psalm 42
|42||31||||[[As the hart panteth (William Billings)|Anthem]]||||As the hart panteth after the water brooks||F, G||Anthem||2:2||4||Psalm 42
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|43||40a||Massachusetts ||Perez Morton||Great is the Lord, he thunders his voice||C||10 10.10 10||3:2||4||
|43||40a||3416||[[Massachusetts (William Billings)|Massachusetts]]||Perez Morton||Great is the Lord, he thunders his voice||C||10 10.10 10||3:2||4||
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|44||40b||Bridgwater or Evening Hymn ||||Majestic God, when I descry||F||L.M.||3:2||4||
|44||40b||3369||[[Bridgwater (William Billings)|Bridgwater or Evening Hymn]]||William Billings||Majestic God, when I descry||F||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|45||41a||Pleasant Street ||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:2||4||
|45||41a||3441||[[Pleasant Street (William Billings)|Pleasant Street]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|46||41b||Nantasket ||||no text ||C||L.M.||3:2||4||
|46||41b||3422||[[Nantasket (William Billings)|Nantasket]]||||no text ||C||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|47||42a||Stoughton ||||no text ||A||C.M.||3:4||4||
|47||42a||3456||[[Stoughton (William Billings)|Stoughton]]||||no text ||A||C.M.||3:4||4||
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|48||42b||Orange Street ||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
|48||42b||3435||[[Orange Street (William Billings)|Orange Street]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|49||43||Braintree ||||no text ||D||88.88.88.||4:4||4||
|49||43||3367||[[Braintree (William Billings)|Braintree]]||||no text ||D||88.88.88.||4:4||4||
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|50||44a||Milton ||||Then will I laud my God and King||G||C.M.D.||3:2||4||Ps. 145
|50||44a||3421||[[Milton (William Billings)|Milton]]||Thomas Norton||Then will I laud my God and King||G||C.M.D.||3:2||4||Psalm 145
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|51||45a||Dedham ||||no text ||G||L.M.||3:2||4||
|51||45a||3380||[[Dedham (William Billings)|Dedham]]||||no text ||G||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|52||45b||Prince Town ||||no text ||d||C.M.||3:2||4||
|52||45b||3445||[[Princetown (William Billings)|Prince Town]]||||no text ||d||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|53||46a||Corsica ||Perez Morton||The Lord almighty is a God||F||C.M.||3:2||4||
|53||46a||3378||[[Corsica (William Billings)|Corsica]]||Perez Morton||The Lord almighty is a God||F||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|54||46b||Canon of 4 in 1||||no text ||B{{flat}}||L.M.||3:4||4||
|54||46b||||[[Canon of 4 in 1 (William Billings)|Canon of 4 in 1]]||||no text ||B{{flat}}||L.M.||3:4||4||
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|55||47||Cambridge ||||no text ||C||88.88.88.||2:2||4||
|55||47||3372||[[Cambridge (William Billings)|Cambridge]]||||no text ||C||88.88.88.||2:2||4||
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|56||48a||Chelsea ||||no text ||D||L.M.||3:2||4||
|56||48a||3373||[[Chelsea (William Billings)|Chelsea]]||||no text ||D||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|57||48b||Amherst ||||To God the mighty Lord||G||66.66.88.||3:2||4||
|57||48b||3360a||[[Amherst (William Billings)|Amherst]]||Tate & Brady||To God the mighty Lord||G||66.66.88.||3:2||4||Psalm 136
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|58||49||Taunton ||||As pants the hart for cooling streams||a||C.M.||3:2||4||Ps. 42
|58||49||3461||[[Taunton (William Billings)|Taunton]]||Tate & Brady||As pants the hart for cooling streams||a||C.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 42
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|59||50||Queen Street ||Perez Morton||O clap your hands and shout for joy||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
|59||50||3450||[[Queen Street (William Billings)|Queen Street]]||Perez Morton||O clap your hands and shout for joy||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|60||51||Anthem||||The Lord descended from above||C||Anthem||3:4||4||
|60||51||||[[The Lord descended from above (William Billings)|Anthem]]||Thomas Sternhold||The Lord descended from above||C||Anthem||3:4||4||Psalm 18
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|61||56||Canon of 4 in 1||||When Jesus wept, the falling tear||A||L.M.||3:2||4||
|61||56||||[[When Jesus wept (William Billings)|Canon of 4 in 1]]||Perez Morton||When Jesus wept, the falling tear||A||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|62||57||Pitt ||||no text ||C||S.M.D.||2:2||3||
|62||57||3439||[[Pitt (William Billings)|Pitt]]||||no text ||C||S.M.D.||2:2||3||
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|63||58a||Freedom ||||no text ||a||S.M.||3:2||4||
|63||58a||3390||[[Freedom (William Billings)|Freedom]]||||no text ||a||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|64||58b||Tower Hill ||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
|64||58b||3462||[[Tower Hill (William Billings)|Tower Hill]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|65||59a||New Hingham ||||Death! O the awful sound||b||S.M.||2:2||4||
|65||59a||3401a||[[New-Hingham (William Billings)|New Hingham]]||William Billings||Death! O the awful sound||b||S.M.||2:2||4||
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|66||59b||Attleborough ||||no text ||F||S.M.||3:2||4||
|66||59b||3364||[[Attleborough (William Billings)|Attleborough]]||||no text ||F||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|67||60a||Pumpily ||||no text ||C||66.66.88.||3:2||4||Ps. 148
|67||60a||3448||[[Pumpily (William Billings)|Pumpily]]||||no text ||C||66.66.88.||3:2||4||Psalm 148
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|68||60b||Asia ||||no text ||a||S.M.||4:4||4||
|68||60b||3363||[[Asia (William Billings)|Asia]]||||no text ||a||S.M.||4:4||4||
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|69||61a||Friendship ||||no text ||A||S.M.||4:4||4||
|69||61a||3391||[[Friendship (William Billings)|Friendship]]||||no text ||A||S.M.||4:4||4||
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|70||61b||Wellfleet ||||no text ||a||S. M.||3:2||4||
|70||61b||3468||[[Wellfleet (William Billings)|Wellfleet]]||||no text ||a||S. M.||3:2||4||
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|71||62a||Eastham ||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
|71||62a||3385||[[Eastham (William Billings)|Eastham]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|72||62b||Middlesex ||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
|72||62b||3419||[[Middlesex (William Billings)|Middlesex]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|73||63a||Chesterfield ||||no text ||d||C.M.||3:2||4||
|73||63a||3375||[[Chesterfield (William Billings)|Chesterfield]]||||no text ||d||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|74||63b||East-Town ||||no text ||G||S.M.||3:2||4||
|74||63b||3386||[[East-Town (William Billings)|East-Town]]||||no text ||G||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|75||64a||Uxbridge ||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:4||4||
|75||64a||3465||[[Uxbridge (William Billings)|Uxbridge]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:4||4||
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|76||64b||Jamaica ||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:2||4||
|76||64b||3406||[[Jamaica (William Billings)|Jamaica]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|77||65a||Essex ||||no text ||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
|77||65a||3387||[[Essex (William Billings)|Essex]]||||no text ||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|78||65b||Andover ||||no text ||C||C.M.||3:2||4||
|78||65b||3361||[[Andover (William Billings)|Andover]]||||no text ||C||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|79||66a||Lexington ||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:4||4||
|79||66a||3409||[[Lexington (William Billings)|Lexington]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:4||4||
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|80||66b||Summer Street ||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
|80||66b||3459||[[Summer Street (William Billings)|Summer Street]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|81||67a||Pownall ||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:2||4||
|81||67a||3444||[[Pownall (William Billings)|Pownall]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|82||67b||Barre ||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:4||4||
|82||67b||3365||[[Barre (William Billings)|Barre]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:4||4||
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|83||68a||Nutfield ||||no text ||e||S.M.||4:4||4||
|83||68a||3431||[[Nutfield (William Billings)|Nutfield]]||||no text ||e||S.M.||4:4||4||
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|84||68b||Harvard ||||no text ||d||C.M.||4:4||4||
|84||68b||3398||[[Harvard (William Billings)|Harvard]]||||no text ||d||C.M.||4:4||4||
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|85||69a||Hebron ||||no text ||d||S.M.||3:2||4||
|85||69a||3400||[[Hebron (William Billings)|Hebron]]||||no text ||d||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|86||69b||New North ||||no text ||D||C.M.||4:4||4||
|86||69b||3425||[[New North (William Billings)|New North]]||||no text ||D||C.M.||4:4||4||
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|87||70a||Dighton ||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
|87||70a||3382||[[Dighton (William Billings)|Dighton]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|88||70b||Lynn ||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
|88||70b||3412||[[Lynn (William Billings)|Lynn]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|89||71a||Westfield ||||no text ||f ||L.M.||3:2||4||
|89||71a||3469||[[Westfield (William Billings)|Westfield]]||||no text ||f ||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|90||71b||Marblehead ||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
|90||71b||3414||[[Marblehead (William Billings)|Marblehead]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|91||72a||Ipswich ||||no text ||a||C.M.||4:4||4||
|91||72a||3405||[[Ipswich (William Billings)|Ipswich]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||4:4||4||
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|92||72b||Swanzey ||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
|92||72b||3460||[[Swanzey (William Billings)|Swanzey]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|93||73a||Dickinson ||||no text ||A||S.M.||4:4||4||
|93||73a||3381||[[Dickinson (William Billings)|Dickinson]]||||no text ||A||S.M.||4:4||4||
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|94||73b||Purchase Street ||||no text ||F||S.M.||3:2||4||
|94||73b||3449||[[Purchase Street (William Billings)|Purchase Street]]||||no text ||F||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|95||74a||Middletown ||||no text ||g||S.M.||2:4||4||
|95||74a||3420||[[Middletown (William Billings)|Middletown]]||||no text ||g||S.M.||2:4||4||
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|96||74b||Shirley ||||no text ||e||L.M.||4:4||4||
|96||74b||3454||[[Shirley (William Billings)|Shirley]]||||no text ||e||L.M.||4:4||4||
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|97||75a||Hanover ||||Blessed is the man, supremely blessed||D||L.M.||4:4||4||
|97||75a||3396||[[Hanover (William Billings)|Hanover]]||William Billings||Blessed is the man, supremely blessed||D||L.M.||4:4||4||
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|98||75b||Hanover New ||||no text ||A||C.M.||3:2||4||
|98||75b||3397||[[Hanover New (William Billings)|Hanover New]]||||no text ||A||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|99||76a||Georgia ||||no text ||G||L.M.||3:2||4||
|99||76a||3392||[[Georgia (1770) (William Billings)|Georgia]]||||no text ||G||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|100||76b||Marshfield ||||Ah! Lovely appearance of death||e||L.M.||3:2||4||
|100||76b||3415||[[Marshfield (William Billings)|Marshfield]]||Tate & Brady||Ah! Lovely appearance of death||e||L.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 137
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|101||77a||Lincoln ||||no text ||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
|101||77a||3411||[[Lincoln (William Billings)|Lincoln]]||||no text ||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|102||77b||Orleans ||||no text ||g||C.M.||3:2||4||
|102||77b||3436||[[Orleans (William Billings)|Orleans]]||||no text ||g||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|103||78a||Providence ||||no text ||e||L.M.||3:4||4||
|103||78a||3446||[[Providence (William Billings)|Providence]]||||no text ||e||L.M.||3:4||4||
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|104||78b||Dorchester ||||no text ||f ||C.M.||3:2||4||
|104||78b||3383||[[Dorchester (William Billings)|Dorchester]]||||no text ||f ||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|105||79||No. 45 ||||no text ||F||66.66.88.||3:2||4||
|105||79||3429||[[No. 45 (William Billings)|No. 45]]||||no text ||F||66.66.88.||3:2||4||
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|106||80a||The Eighteenth Psalm||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
|106||80a||3447||[[Eighteenth Psalm (William Billings)|The Eighteenth Psalm]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|107||80b||Wilks ||Perez Morton||Almighty God, eternal King||D||L.M.||3:2||4||
|107||80b||3471||[[Wilks (William Billings)|Wilks]]||Perez Morton||Almighty God, eternal King||D||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|108||81||Anthem for Fast Day||||Hear my prayer, O Lord||a||Anthem||3:2||4||Ps. 143
|108||81||||[[Hear my prayer, O Lord (William Billings)|Anthem for Fast Day]]||||Hear my prayer, O Lord||a||Anthem||3:2||4||Psalm 143
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|109||85||Canon of 4 in 1||||Thus saith the high, the lofty One||G||L.M.||3:2||4||
|109||85||||[[Canon of 4 in 1 (William Billings)|Canon of 4 in 1]]||Isaac Watts||Thus saith the high, the lofty One||G||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|110||86a||Medford ||||no text ||b||L.M.||3:2||4||
|110||86a||3418||[[Medford (William Billings)|Medford]]||||no text ||b||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|111||86b||Hollis ||||no text ||B ||L.M.||3:2||4||
|111||86b||3403||[[Hollis (William Billings)|Hollis]]||||no text ||B ||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|112||87a||Newport ||||no text ||d||L.M.||3:4||4||
|112||87a||3428||[[Newport (William Billings)|Newport]]||||no text ||d||L.M.||3:4||4||
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|113||87b||Williamsburgh ||||Almighty God, whose boundless sway||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
|113||87b||3472||[[Williamsburgh (William Billings)|Williamsburgh]]||William Billings||Almighty God, whose boundless sway||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|114||88||Holden ||||no text ||C||88.88.88.||3:2||4||
|114||88||3402||[[Holden (William Billings)|Holden]]||||no text ||C||88.88.88.||3:2||4||
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|115||89||Ashford ||||The Lord himself, the mighty Lord||C||C.M.||3:2||4||Ps. 23
|115||89||3362||[[Ashford (William Billings)|Ashford]]||Tate & Brady||The Lord himself, the mighty Lord||C||C.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 23
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|116||90||Europe ||||Let Whig and Tory all subside||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
|116||90||3388a||[[Europe (William Billings)|Europe]]||William Billings||Let Whig and Tory all subside||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|117||91||Chester ||||Let tyrants shake their iron rod||F||L.M.||2:2||4||
|117||91||3374||[[Chester (William Billings)|Chester]]||William Billings||Let tyrants shake their iron rod||F||L.M.||2:2||4||
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|118||92||Smithfield ||||Lord, who's the happy man that may||a||C.M.||3:2||4||Ps. 15
|118||92||3407||[[Smithfield (William Billings)|Smithfield]]||Tate & Brady||Lord, who's the happy man that may||a||C.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 15
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|119||93a||Lancaster ||||no text ||a||L.M.||4:4||4||
|119||93a||3407||[[Lancaster (William Billings)|Lancaster]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||4:4||4||
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|120||93b||Plainfield ||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
|120||93b||3440||[[Plainfield (William Billings)|Plainfield]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|121||94a||Hollis Street ||Mather Byles||Let angels above and saints here below||F||10 10.11 11||3:2||4||
|121||94a||3404||[[Hollis Street (William Billings)|Hollis Street]]||Mather Byles||Let angels above and saints here below||F||10 10.11 11||3:2||4||
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|122||94b||Medfield ||Samuel Byles||When I my various blessings see||C||L.M.||3:2||4||
|122||94b||3417||[[Medfield (William Billings)|Medfield]]||Samuel Byles||When I my various blessings see||C||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|123||95a||Waltham ||Perez Morton||To thee I made my cry||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
|123||95a||3466||[[Waltham (William Billings)|Waltham]]||Perez Morton||To thee I made my cry||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|124||95b||Lebanon or Funeral Hymn ||||Death, with his warrant in his hand||g||C.M.||2:2||4||
|124||95b||3408||[[Lebanon (William Billings)|Lebanon or Funeral Hymn]]||William Billings||Death, with his warrant in his hand||g||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|125||96||Haverill ||||Through all the changing scenes of life||G||C.M.||3:2||4||Ps. 34
|125||96||3399||[[Haverhill (William Billings)|Haverill]]||Tate & Brady||Through all the changing scenes of life||G||C.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 34
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|126||97||Anthem||||Blessed is he who considereth the poor||C, c||Anthem||3:2||||Suitable for charity meeting
|126||97||||[[Blessed is he that considereth the poor (William Billings)|Anthem]]||||Blessed is he that considereth the poor||C, c||Anthem||3:2||||Suitable for charity meeting
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|127||108||Sapphick Ode ||Isaac Watts||When the fierce north wind with his airy forces||C||11 11.11 11.||3:2||4||
|127||108||3452||[[Sappho (William Billings)|Sappho]]||Isaac Watts||When the fierce north wind with his airy forces||C||11 11.11 11.||3:2||4||
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General Information

Short Title: The New-England Psalm-Singer

Full Title: The New-England Psalm-Singer; or, American Chorister. Containing A Number of Psalm-Tunes, Anthems and Canons, In Four and Five Parts, Never before Published.

Editor - Composer: William Billings, Composer

Publication date and place: 1770 in Boston, Massachusetts: Edes and Gill. 143 pp.

Description: The first book of original music by a single composer printed in America.

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Contents

No. Page HTI* Title Author First Line Key Meter Time Vo. Comment
1 0 Canon of 6 Mather Byles Wake every breath and every string C L.M. 3:2 6 Engraved by Paul Revere
2 1 3359 America Mather Byles To thee the tuneful anthem soars D 88.88.88. 3:2 4
3 2a 3371a Brookline no text A C.M. 4:4 4 Psalm 19
4 2b 3423 Nantucket no text D S.M. 3:2 4 Hymn 6
5 3a 3394 Hampshire no text a L.M. 4:4 4
6 3b 3427 New Town no text A L.M. 2:2 4
7 4a 3413 Malden no text G L.M. 3:2 4 Psalm 106
8 4b 3463 Union no text C S.M. 3:2 4 Psalm 25
9 5a 3437 Pembroke no text D L.M. 4:4 4 Hymn 17
10 5b 3377 Concord no text a C.M. 3:2 4 Psalm _
11 6a 3424 New Boston no text D 66.688. 4:4 4 Psalm 148
12 6b 3401a Hingham no text b S.M. 4:4 4
13 7a 3370 Brookfield no text d L.M. 3:2 4 Hymn 75
14 7b 3443 Pomfret no text G C.M. 3:2 4 Psalm 92
15 8a 3455 St. Elisha's no text D L.M. 3:2 4 Hymn 14
16 8b 3384 Duxborough no text e L.M. 4:4 4
17 9a 3453a Scituate no text b L.M. 3:2 4
18 9b 3410 Liberty William Billings God bless our glorious king G S.M. 3:2 4
19 10 3438 Pembroke New no text D 88.88.88. 3:2 4
20 11 3442 Plymton no text b 88.88.88. 4:4 4
21 12a 3426 New South no text C S.M. 3:2 4
22 12b 3457 Sudbury no text F C.M. 2:2 4
23 13a 3467 Water Town no text D L.M. 3:4 4
24 13b 3389 Fairfield no text a S.M. 3:2 4
25 14a 3357 Africa no text E C.M. 3:2 4
26 14b 3395 Hamton no text C L.M. 3:2 4
27 15 3376 Christmas Hymn or Charlston Tate & Brady While shepherds watched their flocks F C.M. 4:4 4
28 16a 3379 Cumberland no text C C.M. 3:2 4
29 16b 3430 North River no text a C.M. 2:2 4
30 17a 3358 Albany no text a C.M. 3:2 4
31 17b 3458 Suffolk no text g L.M. 3:2 4
32 18a 3470 Wheelers Point no text d L.M. 3:2 4
33 18b 3464 Unity no text D L.M. 4:4 4
34 19 3368 Brattle Street no text G L.M. 3:2 4
35 20a 3432 Old Brick no text a L.M. 4:4 4
36 20b 3451 Roxbury no text a L.M. 3:2 4
37 21a 3434 Old South no text b C.M. 4:4 4
38 21b 3393 Greenland no text a S.M. 3:2 4
39 22 3433 Old North or Morning Hymn Awake, my soul, awake F S.M.D. 3:2 4
40 23 3366 Boston Isaac Watts Shepherds rejoice, lift up your eyes B C.M. 4:4 4
41 24 Anthem The Lord is King, and is clothed with majesty C Anthem 3:4 4 Psalm 3
42 31 Anthem As the hart panteth after the water brooks F, G Anthem 2:2 4 Psalm 42
43 40a 3416 Massachusetts Perez Morton Great is the Lord, he thunders his voice C 10 10.10 10 3:2 4
44 40b 3369 Bridgwater or Evening Hymn William Billings Majestic God, when I descry F L.M. 3:2 4
45 41a 3441 Pleasant Street no text a L.M. 3:2 4
46 41b 3422 Nantasket no text C L.M. 3:2 4
47 42a 3456 Stoughton no text A C.M. 3:4 4
48 42b 3435 Orange Street no text a C.M. 3:2 4
49 43 3367 Braintree no text D 88.88.88. 4:4 4
50 44a 3421 Milton Thomas Norton Then will I laud my God and King G C.M.D. 3:2 4 Psalm 145
51 45a 3380 Dedham no text G L.M. 3:2 4
52 45b 3445 Prince Town no text d C.M. 3:2 4
53 46a 3378 Corsica Perez Morton The Lord almighty is a God F C.M. 3:2 4
54 46b Canon of 4 in 1 no text B L.M. 3:4 4
55 47 3372 Cambridge no text C 88.88.88. 2:2 4
56 48a 3373 Chelsea no text D L.M. 3:2 4
57 48b 3360a Amherst Tate & Brady To God the mighty Lord G 66.66.88. 3:2 4 Psalm 136
58 49 3461 Taunton Tate & Brady As pants the hart for cooling streams a C.M. 3:2 4 Psalm 42
59 50 3450 Queen Street Perez Morton O clap your hands and shout for joy F C.M. 2:2 4
60 51 Anthem Thomas Sternhold The Lord descended from above C Anthem 3:4 4 Psalm 18
61 56 Canon of 4 in 1 Perez Morton When Jesus wept, the falling tear A L.M. 3:2 4
62 57 3439 Pitt no text C S.M.D. 2:2 3
63 58a 3390 Freedom no text a S.M. 3:2 4
64 58b 3462 Tower Hill no text a C.M. 3:2 4
65 59a 3401a New Hingham William Billings Death! O the awful sound b S.M. 2:2 4
66 59b 3364 Attleborough no text F S.M. 3:2 4
67 60a 3448 Pumpily no text C 66.66.88. 3:2 4 Psalm 148
68 60b 3363 Asia no text a S.M. 4:4 4
69 61a 3391 Friendship no text A S.M. 4:4 4
70 61b 3468 Wellfleet no text a S. M. 3:2 4
71 62a 3385 Eastham no text a C.M. 3:2 4
72 62b 3419 Middlesex no text G C.M. 3:2 4
73 63a 3375 Chesterfield no text d C.M. 3:2 4
74 63b 3386 East-Town no text G S.M. 3:2 4
75 64a 3465 Uxbridge no text G C.M. 3:4 4
76 64b 3406 Jamaica no text a L.M. 3:2 4
77 65a 3387 Essex no text C S.M. 3:2 4
78 65b 3361 Andover no text C C.M. 3:2 4
79 66a 3409 Lexington no text a L.M. 3:4 4
80 66b 3459 Summer Street no text a C.M. 3:2 4
81 67a 3444 Pownall no text a L.M. 3:2 4
82 67b 3365 Barre no text G C.M. 3:4 4
83 68a 3431 Nutfield no text e S.M. 4:4 4
84 68b 3398 Harvard no text d C.M. 4:4 4
85 69a 3400 Hebron no text d S.M. 3:2 4
86 69b 3425 New North no text D C.M. 4:4 4
87 70a 3382 Dighton no text a C.M. 3:2 4
88 70b 3412 Lynn no text G C.M. 3:2 4
89 71a 3469 Westfield no text f L.M. 3:2 4
90 71b 3414 Marblehead no text G C.M. 3:2 4
91 72a 3405 Ipswich no text a C.M. 4:4 4
92 72b 3460 Swanzey no text a C.M. 3:2 4
93 73a 3381 Dickinson no text A S.M. 4:4 4
94 73b 3449 Purchase Street no text F S.M. 3:2 4
95 74a 3420 Middletown no text g S.M. 2:4 4
96 74b 3454 Shirley no text e L.M. 4:4 4
97 75a 3396 Hanover William Billings Blessed is the man, supremely blessed D L.M. 4:4 4
98 75b 3397 Hanover New no text A C.M. 3:2 4
99 76a 3392 Georgia no text G L.M. 3:2 4
100 76b 3415 Marshfield Tate & Brady Ah! Lovely appearance of death e L.M. 3:2 4 Psalm 137
101 77a 3411 Lincoln no text C S.M. 3:2 4
102 77b 3436 Orleans no text g C.M. 3:2 4
103 78a 3446 Providence no text e L.M. 3:4 4
104 78b 3383 Dorchester no text f C.M. 3:2 4
105 79 3429 No. 45 no text F 66.66.88. 3:2 4
106 80a 3447 The Eighteenth Psalm no text G C.M. 3:2 4
107 80b 3471 Wilks Perez Morton Almighty God, eternal King D L.M. 3:2 4
108 81 Anthem for Fast Day Hear my prayer, O Lord a Anthem 3:2 4 Psalm 143
109 85 Canon of 4 in 1 Isaac Watts Thus saith the high, the lofty One G L.M. 3:2 4
110 86a 3418 Medford no text b L.M. 3:2 4
111 86b 3403 Hollis no text B L.M. 3:2 4
112 87a 3428 Newport no text d L.M. 3:4 4
113 87b 3472 Williamsburgh William Billings Almighty God, whose boundless sway G C.M. 3:2 4
114 88 3402 Holden no text C 88.88.88. 3:2 4
115 89 3362 Ashford Tate & Brady The Lord himself, the mighty Lord C C.M. 3:2 4 Psalm 23
116 90 3388a Europe William Billings Let Whig and Tory all subside F C.M. 2:2 4
117 91 3374 Chester William Billings Let tyrants shake their iron rod F L.M. 2:2 4
118 92 3407 Smithfield Tate & Brady Lord, who's the happy man that may a C.M. 3:2 4 Psalm 15
119 93a 3407 Lancaster no text a L.M. 4:4 4
120 93b 3440 Plainfield no text G C.M. 3:2 4
121 94a 3404 Hollis Street Mather Byles Let angels above and saints here below F 10 10.11 11 3:2 4
122 94b 3417 Medfield Samuel Byles When I my various blessings see C L.M. 3:2 4
123 95a 3466 Waltham Perez Morton To thee I made my cry C S.M. 3:2 4
124 95b 3408 Lebanon or Funeral Hymn William Billings Death, with his warrant in his hand g C.M. 2:2 4
125 96 3399 Haverill Tate & Brady Through all the changing scenes of life G C.M. 3:2 4 Psalm 34
126 97 Anthem Blessed is he that considereth the poor C, c Anthem 3:2 Suitable for charity meeting
127 108 3452 Sappho Isaac Watts When the fierce north wind with his airy forces C 11 11.11 11. 3:2 4
 *. The Hymn Tune Index

Works at CPDL

Title Lyricist First Line Genre Subgenre Vo.
Africa Isaac Watts Sacred 4
Albany Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
America (1770) Mather Byles Sacred 4
America William Billings Come, let us sing unto the Lord Sacred 4
Amherst Tate and Brady Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
As the hart panteth Sacred Anthems 4
Ashford Tate and Brady Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Attleborough Isaac Watts To God the only wise Sacred 4
Barre Isaac Watts How glorious is our heavenly King Sacred 4
Blessed is he that considereth the poor Sacred Anthems 4
Braintree Isaac Watts Ye holy souls, in God rejoice Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Brattle Street (1770) Isaac Watts Just are thy ways, and true thy word Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Bridgwater William Billings Majestic God, when I descry Sacred 4
Brookfield Isaac Watts Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Brookline Tate and Brady Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Cambridge Isaac Watts Ye that delight to serve the Lord Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Charlston Nahum Tate While shepherds watched their flocks by night Sacred Carols 4
Chelsea (1770) Isaac Watts He reigns! The Lord, the Savior reigns Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Chester William Billings Let tyrants shake their iron rod Sacred 4
Chesterfield Sacred 4
Concord Isaac Watts How long wilt Thou conceal Thy face Sacred 4
Corsica Perez Morton The Lord almighty is a God Sacred 4
Cumberland Isaac Watts Behold the glories of the Lamb Sacred 4
Dorchester Isaac Watts Sacred 4
Duxborough Isaac Watts In vain the wealthy mortals toil Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Eighteenth Psalm Isaac Watts We love Thee, Lord, and we adore Sacred 4
Europe Isaac Watts Let every mortal ear attend Sacred 4
Fairfield Tate and Brady From lowest depths of woe Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Friendship Isaac Watts Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Georgia (1770) Isaac Watts Now to the Lord, that makes us know Sacred 4
Hamton Isaac Watts Let mortal tongues attempt to sing Sacred 4
Haverhill Tate and Brady Through all the changing scenes of life Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Hear my prayer, O Lord Sacred Anthems 4
Hingham Isaac Watts Shall we go on to sin Sacred 4
Holden Isaac Watts I'll praise my maker with my breath Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Hollis Street Mather Byles Let angels above and saints here below (1770) Sacred 4
Hollis Street Charles Wesley Let angels above and saints here below (1770) Sacred 4
Lebanon William Billings Death, with his warrant in his hand Sacred 4
Lexington Isaac Watts My righteous judge, my gracious God Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Lynn Isaac Watts Sweet is the memory of Thy grace Sacred 4
Malden Isaac Watts To God, the great, the ever-blessed Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Marblehead Tate and Brady Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Marshfield When we, our wearied limbs to rest Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Massachusetts Perez Morton Great is the Lord God, the thunder's His voice Sacred 4
Medfield Samuel Byles When I my various blessings see Sacred 4
Medford Isaac Watts At Thy command, our dearest Lord Sacred 4
Middletown Isaac Watts Let sinners take their course Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Milton Thomas Norton Sacred 4
Nantucket Isaac Watts How beauteous are their feet Sacred 4
New-Hingham William Billings Death, O the awful sound Sacred 4
New Boston Tate and Brady Ye boundless realms of joy Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
New North Tate and Brady O praise the Lord with one consent Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
New South Tate and Brady To bless Thy chosen race Sacred 4
Newport Isaac Watts Awake, our souls; away, our fears Sacred 4
No. 45 Isaac Watts To him who chose us first Sacred 4
North River Isaac Watts Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Now to the power of God supreme Isaac Watts Sacred Canons 4
Old South Sacred 4
Pembrook New Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Pitt Isaac Watts Behold what wondrous grace Sacred 4
Pleasant Street Isaac Watts No more, my God, I boast no more Sacred 4
Plymton Tate and Brady Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Pomfret Tate and Brady How good and pleasant must it be Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Princetown Tate and Brady Lord, hear the voice of my complaint Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Providence Isaac Watts Who shall the Lord's elect condemn Sacred 4
Pumpily Tate and Brady Ye boundless realms of joy Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Queen Street Perez Morton O clap your hands and shout for joy Sacred 4
Roxbury Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Sappho Isaac Watts When the fierce north wind with his airy forces Sacred 4
Scituate Isaac Watts Sacred 4
Smithfield Tate and Brady Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
St Elisha's Isaac Watts Who shall the Lord's elect condemn? Sacred 4
Stoughton Isaac Watts My Savior, my almighty Friend Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Sudbury (1770) Isaac Watts Blest be the everlasting God Sacred 4
Suffolk Isaac Watts Bright King of glory, dreadful God Sacred 4
Summer Street Isaac Watts Death cannot make our souls afraid Sacred 4
Taunton Tate and Brady Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
The Lord descended from above Thomas Sternhold The Lord descended from above Sacred Anthems 4
The Lord is king, and is clothed with majesty Sacred Anthems 4
Union Isaac Watts I lift my soul to God Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Unity Isaac Watts Tis by the faith of joys to come Sacred 4
Uxbridge Tate and Brady Our Father who in heaven art Sacred 4
Wake every breath Mather Byles Sacred Canons 6
Waltham Isaac Watts Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Water Town Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Westfield Isaac Watts Not to condemn the sons of men Sacred 4
Wheelers Point (1770) Tate and Brady On Thee who dwells above the skies Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
When Jesus wept Perez Morton Sacred Canons 4
Wilks Perez Morton Almighty God, eternal King Sacred 4
Williamsburgh William Billings Almighty God, whose boundless sway Sacred 4