The Psalm-Singer's Amusement (1804)

General Information

Short Title: The Psalm-Singer's Amusement (1804)

Full Title: The Psalm-Singer's Amusement, Containing I. A Gamut and Explanation of the Rules of Music, etc,; II. A Number of Plain, Easy, and Useful Tunes, from the Best Authors, Ancient and Modern, and Well Adapted to Schools, Churches, and Families, in the United States.

Editor - Composer: Solomon Howe, with some compositions by William Billings

Publication date and place: 1804 possibly in Greenwich, Connecticut? (Temperley).

Description: Temperley ([ The Hymn Tune Index]) says this was compiled by Solomon Howe, "a combined reissue of The Bird and The Lark (1790) and Billings' The Psalm-Singer's Amusement (1781), with additions." He ascribes several of the additions to William Billings.

Contents

No.	Page	PN	HTI*	Title	First Line	Author	Key	Meter	Time	Vo.	Comment
1	5		10277	Bethany	When Joseph his brethren beheld	John Newton	a	L.M.	6:4	4	First publication
2	6	1	10280	Philadelphia	Happy the heart where graces reign	Isaac Watts	C	C.M.D.	2:2	4	First publication
3	7	2	6723	Thomastown	Great God, how frail a thing is man	William Billings	g	C.M.D.	2:2	4
4	8a	3	1929	St. Martin's	Shout to the Lord, and let our joys	Isaac Watts	A	C.M.	3:2	4
5	8b	3	4102	Danbury	Lord, what a feeble piece	Isaac Watts	c	S.M.	3:2	4
6	9a	4	967a	Rochester	Glory to God, who walks the sky	Isaac Watts	A	C.M.	2:2	4
7	9b	4	3388b	Europe	Let every mortal ear attend	Isaac Watts	F	C.M.	3:2	4
8	10a	5	8044	Hopkinton	Death, like an overflowng stream	Isaac Watts	g	L.M.	2:2	4
9	10b	5	1431	Plymouth	Now let our lips with holy fear	Isaac Watts	a	C.M.	3:2	4
10	11	6	4690a	Jordan	There is a land of pure delight	Isaac Watts	A	C.M.D.	4:4	4
11	12a	7	10278	Caladonia	Blest are the souls that hear and know	Isaac Watts	D	C.M.	3:2	4	First publication
12	12b	7	4111	Jamaica	Joy to the world, the Lord is come	Isaac Watts	F	C.M.	3:2	4
13	13	8	10276	Bennington	Sweet is the work, my God, my King	Isaac Watts	A	L.M.D.	2:2	4	First publication
14	14a	1	4101a	Crucifiction	Mourn, mourn, ye saints	Unattrib. 1735	f#	L.M.	3:2	4
15	14b	1	848b	Aylesbury	Our moments fly apace	Unattrib. 1717	a	S.M.	3:2	4
16	15a	2	4106	Fitchburg	Deep in our hearts let us record	Isaac Watts	a	L.M.	2:2	4
17	15b	2	4112	Madrid	O praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice	Tate & Brady	C	10 10.11 11.	2:2	4
18	16	3	4114	Mansfield	Think, mighty God, on feeble man	Isaac Watts	f#	88.88.88.	3:2	4
19	17a	4	4103	Delaware	Remember, Lord, our mortal state	Isaac Watts	c	L.M.	4:4	4
20	17b	4	6527	Solitude	My flesh shall slumber in the ground	Isaac Watts	e	L.M.	2:2	4
21	18	5	6444	Hatfield	Let others boast how strong they be	Isaac Watts	g	C.M.D.	2:2	4
22	19a	7	975a	Wells	Jesus shall reign where-e'er the sun	Isaac Watts	G	L.M.	2:2	4
23	19b	7	4110	Hampshire	Return, O God of love, return	Isaac Watts	e	C.M.	3:2	4
24	20a	6	10279	Euphrates	When we, our weary limbs to rest	Tate & Brady	d	L.M.	3:2	4	First publication
25	20b	6	2934	Little Marlborough	Our moments fly apace	Isaac Watts	a	S.M.	3:4	4
26	21	8	10281	Westboro'	Behold a man threescore and ten	Anonymous	c	C.M.D.	2:2	4	First publication
27	22		5343	The Bird	Since I have placed my trust in God	Tate & Brady	g	C.M.	3:2	4	Reprinted from 1790
28	24		5344	The Lark	Look up, and see the unwearied sun	William Billings	C	L.M.	2:4	4	Reprinted from 1790
29	26	3	4212	Berlin	He dies, the heavenly lover dies	Isaac Watts	e	L.M.	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
30	27	4	4107b	Framingham	Shall wisdom cry aloud	Isaac Watts	a	S.M.	3:2	4	Reprint from 1781
31	29	6	4113b	Manchester	Let the shrill trumpet's warlike voice	Tate & Brady	E	L.M.D.	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
32	31	8	4211	Assurance	Now shall my head be lifted high	Isaac Watts	A	C.M.	6:4	4	Reprint from 1781
33	32	9		Anthem	Thou, O God art praised in Zion		C	Anthem	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
34	39	16		Anthem	The beauty of Israel is slain		c	Anthem	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
35	45	22	4217	Redemption	The eternal speaks, all heaven attends	William Knapp	E	886.8886.	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
36	47	24		Anthem	Blessed is he who considereth the poor		E	Anthem	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
37	58	35		Anthem	And I saw a mighty angel		B	Anthem	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
38	69	46	4213	Emmanuel	As shepherds in Jewry	William Billings	G	11 11.11 11. D.	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
39	71	48	4219	Rutland	My flesh shall slumber in the ground	Isaac Watts	C	Anthem	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
40	74	51	4128b	Wareham	My God, my life, my love	Isaac Watts	a	S.M.	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
41	76	53	4216a	Mendom	My Redeemer, let me be	James Relly	a	76.76.78.76.	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
42	77	54		Euroclydon	They that go down to the sea in ships	William Billings	f#	Anthem	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
43	84	61	4214	Golgotha	Hark, from the tombs a doleful sound	Isaac Watts	f	C.M.D.	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
44	85	62	4218	Resignation	Thus saith the ruler of the skies	Isaac Watts	e	C.M.	3:2	4	Reprint from 1781
45	86	63		Anthem	Who is this that cometh from Edom		E	Anthem	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
46	95	72		Modern Musick	We are met for a concert	William Billings	E	Anthem	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
47	101	78	4210	Andover	Awake my heart, arise my tongue	Isaac Watts	D	C.M.	3:2	4	Reprint from 1781
48	102	79	4209	Adoration	To God the Father, God the Son	Isaac Watts	D	L.M.	3:2	4	Reprint from 1781
49	104	81		Consonance	Down steers the Bass	Mathe Byles	C	Anthem	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
50	112	89		Anthem	Let every mortal ear attend		C	Anthem	3:2	4	Reprint from 1781
51	122	99		The Dying Christian to His Soul	Vital spark of heavenly flame	Alexander Pope	D	Anthem	2:2	4	Reprint from 1781
52	126	103	4215a	Hartford	Glorious Jesus, glorious Jesus	James Relly	G	85.85.77.85.	2:4	4	Reprint from 1781

Works at CPDL

Title	Composer	Lyricist	First Line
Europe	William Billings	Isaac Watts	Let every mortal ear attend
Hatfield	William Billings	Anonymous
Solitude	Lemuel Babcock	Isaac Watts