The Psalm-Singer's Amusement (William Billings)
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Short Title: The Psalm-Singer's Amusement
Full Title: The Psalm-Singer's Amusement, Containing a Number of Fuging Pieces and Anthems.
Editor - Composer: William Billings, Composer
Publication date and place: 1781 in Boston: Author. 104 pp.
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Contents
No. | Page | HTI* | Title | First Line | Author | Key | Meter | Time | Vo. | Comment |
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1 | 3 | 4212 | Berlin | He dies, the heavenly lover dies | Isaac Watts | e | L.M. | 2:2 | 4 | |
2 | 4 | 4107b | Framingham | Shall wisdom cry aloud | Isaac Watts | a | S.M. | 3:2 | 4 | |
3 | 6 | 4113b | Manchester | Let the shrill trumpet's warlike voice | Tate & Brady | E | L.M.D. | 2:2 | 4 | |
4 | 8 | 4211 | Assurance | Now shall my head be lifted high | Isaac Watts | A | C.M. | 6:4 | 4 | |
5 | 9 | Anthem | Thou, O God art praised in Zion | C | Anthem | 2:2 | 4 | |||
6 | 16 | Anthem | The beauty of Israel is slain | c | Anthem | 2:2 | 4 | 2 Samuel Ch. 1 | ||
7 | 22 | 4217 | Redemption | The eternal speaks, all heaven attends | William Knapp | E | 886.8886. | 2:2 | 4 | |
8 | 24 | Anthem | Blessed is he who considereth the poor | E | Anthem | 2:2 | 4 | For charity meetings | ||
9 | 35 | Anthem | And I saw a mighty angel | B | Anthem | 2:2 | 4 | Revelation Ch. 5 | ||
10 | 46 | 4213 | Emmanuel | As shepherds in Jewry | William Billings | G | 11 11.11 11. D. | 2:2 | 4 | |
11 | 48 | 4219 | Rutland | My flesh shall slumber in the ground | Isaac Watts | C | Anthem | 2:2 | 4 | |
12 | 51 | 4128b | Wareham | My God, my life, my love | Isaac Watts | a | S.M. | 2:2 | 4 | |
13 | 53 | 4216a | Mendom | My Redeemer, let me be | James Relly | a | 76.76.78.76. | 2:2 | 4 | |
14 | 54 | Euroclydon | They that go down to the sea in ships | William Billings | f# | Anthem | 2:2 | 4 | Psalm 10; for mariners | |
15 | 61 | 4214 | Golgotha | Hark, from the tombs a doleful sound | Isaac Watts | f | C.M.D. | 2:2 | 4 | |
16 | 62 | 4218 | Resignation | Thus saith the ruler of the skies | Isaac Watts | e | C.M. | 3:2 | 4 | |
17 | 63 | Anthem | Who is this that cometh from Edom | E | Anthem | 2:2 | 4 | |||
18 | 72 | Modern Musick | We are met for a concert | William Billings | E | Anthem | 2:2 | 4 | Secular | |
19 | 78 | 4210 | Andover | Awake my heart, arise my tongue | Isaac Watts | D | C.M. | 3:2 | 4 | |
20 | 79 | 4209 | Adoration | To God the Father, God the Son | Isaac Watts | D | L.M. | 3:2 | 4 | |
21 | 81 | Consonance | Down steers the Bass | Mathe Byles | C | Anthem | 2:2 | 4 | Secular | |
22 | 89 | Anthem | Let every mortal ear attend | C | Anthem | 3:2 | 4 | Isaiah 55; suitable for communion | ||
23 | 99 | The Dying Christian to His Soul | Vital spark of heavenly flame | Alexander Pope | D | Anthem | 2:2 | 4 | ||
24 | 103 | 4215a | Hartford | Glorious Jesus, glorious Jesus | James Relly | G | 85.85.77.85. | 2:4 | 4 |
Works at CPDL
Title | Lyricist | First Line | Genre | Subgenre | Meter | Vo. |
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Adoration | Isaac Watts | Sacred | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 4 | ||
And I saw a mighty angel | Sacred | Anthems | 4 | |||
Andover | Isaac Watts | Awake, my heart; arise, my tongue | Sacred | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 4 | |
Assurance | Isaac Watts | Now shall my head be lifted high | Sacred | 4 | ||
Berlin | Isaac Watts | He dies, the heavenly lover dies | Sacred | 4 | ||
Blessed is he that considereth the poor | Sacred | Anthems | 4 | |||
Emanuel | Sacred | Carols | 4 | |||
Euroclydon | Sacred | Anthems | 4 | |||
Golgotha | Isaac Watts | Hark! From the tombs a doleful sound | Sacred | 86. 86. D (C.M.D.) | 4 | |
Hartford | James Relly | Glorious Jesus, Thy dear name to praise | Sacred | 4 | ||
Jamaica | Isaac Watts | Joy to the world! the Lord is come | Sacred | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 4 | |
Let every mortal ear attend | Sacred | Anthems | 4 | |||
Madrid | James Relly | How charmingly sounds the word of the Lord | Sacred | 10 10. 11 11 | 4 | |
Manchester | Tate and Brady | Let the shrill trumpet's warlike voice | Sacred | Psalm-tunes | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 4 |
Mansfield | Isaac Watts | Think, mighty God, on feeble man | Sacred | Psalm-tunes | 88. 88. 88 | 4 |
Mendom | James Relly | My Redeemer, let me be | Sacred | 76. 76. 78. 76 | 4 | |
Modern musick | Sacred | Anthems | 4 | |||
Redemption | Sacred | 4 | ||||
Resignation | Isaac Watts | Thus saith the Ruler of the skies | Sacred | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 4 | |
Rutland | Isaac Watts | My flesh shall slumber in the ground | Sacred | Anthems | 4 | |
The beauty of Israel is slain | Sacred | Anthems | 4 | |||
The dying Christian to his soul (Vital spark) | Alexander Pope | Sacred | Anthems | 4 | ||
Thou, O God, art praised in Zion | Sacred | Anthems | 4 | |||
Wareham | Isaac Watts | My God, my life, my love | Sacred | 4 | ||
Washington | Isaac Watts | Lord, when thou didst ascend on high | Sacred | Psalm-tunes | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 4 |
Who is this that cometh from Edom | Sacred | Anthems | 4 |