West Boston (William Billings)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-07). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 66 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Three more pairs of stanzas from Relly's hymn added below.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-07). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 77 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added. Three more pairs of stanzas from Relly's hymn added below.
General Information
Title: West Boston
First Line: Come ye lovers of the Lamb
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: James Relly
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 77. 77
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1786 in The Suffolk Harmony
Description: First published in The Suffolk Harmony, pp. 41-42. Words by James Relly, 1758, his Hymn 28, Part 2. Billings used the first two stanzas of Relly's hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
English text Come ye lovers of the Lamb, |
Poor and low, we once did lie, |