Old South (William Billings)

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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-27).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 31 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. I chose words by Isaac Watts, his Hymn 94 of Book 1.

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Title: Old South
Composer: William Billings

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Hymn   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1770

Description: Published in The New-England Psalm-Singer, 1770, p. 21, without indication of lyrics, meter C. M. (86. 86).

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Original text and translations

English text

Vain are the hopes the sons of men
On their own works have built;
Their hearts by nature all unclean,
And all their actions guilt.

Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouths
Without a murm'ring word,
And the whole race of Adam stand
Guilty before the Lord.

In vain we ask God's righteous law
To justify us now;
Since to convince and to condemn
Is all the law can do.

Jesus, how glorious is thy grace!
When in thy name we trust,
Our faith receives a righteousness
That makes the sinner just.