Plymton (William Billings)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-14). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 79 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Re-scored from 2/2 to 2/4, with longer notes at the end of each line. The two other stanzas from Tate and Brady's paraphrase added below.
General Information
Title: Plymton
First Line:In deep distress I oft have cried
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 88. 88. 88
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1770
Description: First published in The New-England Psalm-Singer, 1770, p. 11, without words. Words chosen by Kroeger (1981): Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, 1698, New Version, paraphrase of Psalm 120.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 120.