Rutland (William Billings)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-01-04). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 79 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1781. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Michael Lauer (submitted 2007-12-14). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 112 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
- CPDL #32743: RutlandBillings1781b.pdf
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-08-21). Score information: Letter (landscape), 3 pages, 68 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Rutland
{{FirstLine| My flesh shall slumber in the ground
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: This setting was published in William Billings' The Psalm-Singer’s Amusement, Boston: 1781. Hymn Tune Index tune number 4219. Words by Isaac Watts, paraphrase of Psalm 17, Part 1, with six stanzas. Billings has used stanzas six and four in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 17.