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'''Published:''' 1786
'''Published:''' 1786


'''Description:''' Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, adaptation of Psalm 92. This tune was first published on pp19-21 of William Billings' {{NoComp|The Suffolk Harmony|William Billings}}, Boston: 1786. ''Hymn Tune Index'' tune number 4680.
'''Description:''' Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, adaptation of Psalm 92. This tune was first published on pp. 19-21 of William Billings' {{NoComp|The Suffolk Harmony|William Billings}}, Boston: 1786. ''Hymn Tune Index'' tune number 4680. Very different from Brattle Street written by Billings in 1770.


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General Information

Title: Sweet is the work, my God, my King
Composer: William Billings
Tune: Brattle Street
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredHymn

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1786

Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, adaptation of Psalm 92. This tune was first published on pp. 19-21 of William Billings' The Suffolk Harmony, Boston: 1786. Hymn Tune Index tune number 4680. Very different from Brattle Street written by Billings in 1770.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 92.