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==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Pomfret''<br>
'''Title:''' ''Pomfret''<br>
'''First Line:''' How good and pleasant must it be<br>
{{FirstLine| How good and pleasant must it be<br>
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Lyricist|2|Nahum Tate|Nicholas Brady}}
{{Lyricist|2|Nahum Tate|Nicholas Brady}}

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  • CPDL #33195:     
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-10-22).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 32 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval-note edition.
  • CPDL #33196:   
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-10-22).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 64 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).

General Information

Title: Pomfret
{{FirstLine| How good and pleasant must it be
Composer: William Billings
Lyricists: Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredPsalm-tune   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

{{Published}} is obsolete (code commented out), replaced with {{Pub}} for works and {{PubDatePlace}} for publications.

Description: First published in The New-England Psalm-Singer, page 7. Words by Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, 1698, New Version of the Psalms of David, paraphrase of Psalm 92; implied by Billings' superscription Ps. 92 and the meter of the composition (C. M.).

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 92.