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'''Full Title:''' The Singing Master's Assistant, or Key to Practical Music, Being [an] Abridgment from the New-England Psalm-Singer; Together with Several Other Tunes, Never Before Published.
'''Full Title:''' The Singing Master's Assistant, or Key to Practical Music, Being [an] Abridgment from the New-England Psalm-Singer; Together with Several Other Tunes, Never Before Published.


'''Editor - Composer:''' [[William Billings]], Composer
'''Editor - Composer:''' [[William Billings]]
 
{{Published|1778|Boston. Massachusetts: Drafer and Folsom. 104 pp.}}
 
'''Description:''' William Billings' second book, consisting entirely of his own compositions.


{{PubDatePlace|1778|Boston. Massachusetts: Drafer and Folsom. 104 pp.| }}
{{Descr|William Billings' second book, consisting entirely of his own compositions.}}
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|1||1||Aurora or Morning Hymn ||||Awake, my soul, awake||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|2||2||Boston ||William Billings||Methinks I see a heavenly host||B ||C.M.||3:2||4||
|1||1||3999a||[[Aurora (William Billings)|Aurora or Morning Hymn]]||||Awake, my soul, awake||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|2||2||3366||[[Boston (William Billings)|Boston]]||William Billings||Methinks I see a heavenly host||B ||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|3||3a||Duxborough ||Isaac Watts||In vain the wealthy mortals toil||e||L.M.||4:4||4||
|3||3a||3384||[[Duxborough (William Billings)|Duxborough]]||Isaac Watts||In vain the wealthy mortals toil||e||L.M.||4:4||4||
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|4||3b||Savannah ||George Whitefield||Ah! Lovely appearance of death||c||L.M.||2:2||4||
|4||3b||4022||[[Savannah (William Billings)|Savannah]]||George Whitefield||Ah! Lovely appearance of death||c||L.M.||2:2||4||Words by GW
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|5||4a||Africa ||Isaac Watts||Now shall my inward joy arise||E ||C.M.||3:2||4||
|5||4a||3357||[[Africa (William Billings)|Africa]]||Isaac Watts||Now shall my inward joy arise||E ||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|6||4b||Brookfield ||Isaac Watts||Twas on that dark, that doleful night||d||C.M.||3:2||4||
|6||4b||3370||[[Brookfield (William Billings)|Brookfield]]||Isaac Watts||Twas on that dark, that doleful night||d||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|7||5||America ||William Billings||Come let us sing unto the Lord||D||88.88.88.||3:2||4||
|7||5||3997||[[America (William Billings)|America]]||William Billings||Come let us sing unto the Lord||D||88.88.88.||3:2||4||
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|8||6||Judea ||William Billings||A virgin unspotted by prophet foretold||F||11 11.11 11||6:4||4||
|8||6||4013||[[Judea (William Billings)|Judea]]||William Billings||A virgin unspotted by prophet foretold||F||11 11.11 11||6:4||4||
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|9||7||Amherst ||Tate & Brady||To God the mighty Lord||G||66.66.88.||2:2||4||
|9||7||3360a||[[Amherst (William Billings)|Amherst]]||Tate & Brady||To God the mighty Lord||G||66.66.88.||2:2||4||
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|10||8||Brunswick ||Isaac Watts||Stoop down my thoughts that use to rise||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
|10||8||4004||[[Brunswick (William Billings)|Brunswick]]||Isaac Watts||Stoop down my thoughts that use to rise||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|11||9a||Dorchester ||Isaac Watts||Time, what an empty vapor tis||f ||C.M.||3:2||4||
|11||9a||3383||[[Dorchester (William Billings)|Dorchester]]||Isaac Watts||Time, what an empty vapor tis||f ||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|12||9b||Sullivan ||Isaac Watts||Let mortal tongues attempt to sing||D||L.M.||3:2||4||
|12||9b||4027||[[Sullivan (William Billings)|Sullivan]]||Isaac Watts||Let mortal tongues attempt to sing||D||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|13||10a||New South ||Tate & Brady||To bless thy chosen race||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
|13||10a||3426||[[New South (William Billings)|New South]]||Tate & Brady||To bless thy chosen race||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|14||10b||Medfield ||Samuel Byles||When I my various blessings see||C||L.M.||3:8||4||
|14||10b||3417||[[Medfield (William Billings)|Medfield]]||Samuel Byles||When I my various blessings see||C||L.M.||3:8||4||
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|15||11||Heath ||Thomas Flatman||Awake, my soul, awake my eyes||C||L.M.||2:2||4||
|15||11||4012||[[Heath (William Billings)|Heath]]||Thomas Flatman||Awake, my soul, awake my eyes||C||L.M.||2:2||4||
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|16||12||Chester ||William Billings||Let tyrants shake their iron rod||C||L.M.||2:2||4||
|16||12||3374||[[Chester (William Billings)|Chester]]||William Billings||Let tyrants shake their iron rod||C||L.M.||2:2||4||
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|17||13||Cambridge ||Tate & Brady||Ye that delight to serve the Lord||C||88.88.88.||2:2||4||
|17||13||3372||[[Cambridge (William Billings)|Cambridge]]||Tate & Brady||Ye that delight to serve the Lord||C||88.88.88.||2:2||4||
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|18||14a||Lebanon ||William Billings||Death, with his warrant in his hand||a||C.M.||2:2||4||
|18||14a||3408||[[Lebanon (William Billings)|Lebanon]]||William Billings||Death, with his warrant in his hand||a||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|19||14b||Marblehead ||Tate & Brady||How vast must their advantage be||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
|19||14b||3414||[[Marblehead (William Billings)|Marblehead]]||Tate & Brady||How vast must their advantage be||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|20||15a||New-Hingham ||William Billings||Death, O the awful sound||a||S.M.||2:2||4||
|20||15a||3401a||[[New-Hingham (William Billings)|New-Hingham]]||William Billings||Death, O the awful sound||a||S.M.||2:2||4||
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|21||15b||Marshfield ||Tate & Brady||When we our wearied limbs to rest||e||L.M.||3:2||4||
|21||15b||3415||[[Marshfield (William Billings)|Marshfield]]||Tate & Brady||When we our wearied limbs to rest||e||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|22||16a||Hebron ||Isaac Watts||My God, my life, my love||d||S.M.||3:2||4||
|22||16a||3400||[[Hebron (William Billings)|Hebron]]||Isaac Watts||My God, my life, my love||d||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|23||16b||Hollis Street ||Charles Wesley||Ye servants of God, your master proclaim||F||10 10.10 10||3:2||4||
|23||16b||3404||[[Hollis Street (William Billings)|Hollis Street]]||Charles Wesley||Ye servants of God, your master proclaim||F||10 10.10 10||3:2||4||
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|24||17a||Princetown ||Tate & Brady||Lord, hear the voice of my complaint||d||C.M.||3:2||4||
|24||17a||3445||[[Princetown (William Billings)|Princetown]]||Tate & Brady||Lord, hear the voice of my complaint||d||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|25||17b||Suffolk ||Isaac Watts||Bright King of glory, dreadful God||g||L.M.||3:2||4||
|25||17b||3458||[[Suffolk (William Billings)|Suffolk]]||Isaac Watts||Bright King of glory, dreadful God||g||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|26||18||Medway ||Isaac Watts||Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name||G||C.M.||3:4||4||
|26||18||4016||[[Medway (William Billings)|Medway]]||Isaac Watts||Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name||G||C.M.||3:4||4||
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|27||19||Consolation ||Henry Playford||He's come, let every knee be bent||E ||C.M.||6:8||4||
|27||19||4008||[[Consolation (William Billings)|Consolation]]||Henry Playford||He's come, let every knee be bent||E ||C.M.||6:8||4||
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|28||20a||Waltham ||Isaac Watts||My Savior and my King||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
|28||20a||3466||[[Waltham (William Billings)|Waltham]]||Isaac Watts||My Savior and my King||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|29||20b||Emmaus ||Perez Morton||When Jesus wept, a falling tear||g||L.M.||3:2||4||
|29||20b||4010||[[Emmaus (William Billings)|Emmaus]]||Perez Morton||When Jesus wept, a falling tear||g||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|30||21||Sappho ||Isaac Watts||When the fierce north wind with his airy forces||C||11 11.11 11.||2:2||4||
|30||21||3453a||[[Sappho (William Billings)|Sappho]]||Isaac Watts||When the fierce north wind with his airy forces||C||11 11.11 11.||2:2||4||
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|31||22||David's Lamentation||||David the king was grieved and moved||a||Anthem||2:4||4||2 Samuel 18:33
|31||22||||[[David's Lamentation (William Billings)|David's Lamentation]]||||David the king was grieved and moved||a||Anthem||2:4||4||2 Samuel 18:33
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|32||23||Halifax ||Isaac Watts||Not to our names, thou only just and true||c||10 10.10 10.10 10.||2:2||4||
|32||23||4011||[[Halifax (William Billings)|Halifax]]||Isaac Watts||Not to our names, thou only just and true||c||10 10.10 10.10 10.||2:2||4||
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|33||24||Pumpily ||Tate & Brady||Ye boundless realms of joy||C||66.66.88||2:2||4||
|33||24||3448||[[Pumpily (William Billings)|Pumpily]]||Tate & Brady||Ye boundless realms of joy||C||66.66.88||2:2||4||
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|34||25||Bolton ||Charles Wesley||Rejoice, the Lord is King||G||66.66.88.||6:8||4||
|34||25||4003||[[Bolton (William Billings)|Bolton]]||Charles Wesley||Rejoice, the Lord is King||G||66.66.88.||6:8||4||
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|35||26||Anthem||||Hear my prayer, O Lord my God||b||Anthem||3:2||4||Psalm 39
|35||26||||[[Hear my prayer, O Lord, my God (William Billings)|Anthem]]||||Hear my prayer, O Lord my God||b||Anthem||3:2||4||Psalm 39
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|36||28||Wrentham ||Isaac Watts||The God of glory sends his summons forth||F||10 10.10 10.10 10.||2:2||4||
|36||28||4033||[[Wrentham (William Billings)|Wrentham]]||Isaac Watts||The God of glory sends his summons forth||F||10 10.10 10.10 10.||2:2||4||
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|37||29||Maryland ||Isaac Watts||And must this body die||a||S.M.||2:2||4||
|37||29||2342c||[[Maryland (William Billings)|Maryland]]||Isaac Watts||And must this body die||a||S.M.||2:2||4||
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|38||30||Anthem||||Is any afflicted, let him pray||g||Anthem||2:2||4||
|38||30||||[[Is any afflicted? (William Billings)|Anthem]]||||Is any afflicted, let him pray||g||Anthem||2:2||4||
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|39||32||Sharon ||Isaac Watts||How glorious is our heavenly King||G||C.M.||6:4||4||
|39||32||4023||[[Sharon (William Billings)|Sharon]]||Isaac Watts||How glorious is our heavenly King||G||C.M.||6:4||4||
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|40||33||Lamentation over Boston||William Billings||By the rivers of Watertown||a||Anthem||3:2||4||
|40||33||||[[Lamentation over Boston (William Billings)|Lamentation over Boston]]||William Billings||By the rivers of Watertown||a||Anthem||3:2||4||
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|41||39||Phoebus ||Isaac Watts||Lord, in the moorning thou shalt hear||f ||C.M.||2:2||4||
|41||39||4019||[[Phoebus (William Billings)|Phoebus]]||Isaac Watts||Lord, in the moorning thou shalt hear||f ||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|42||40||Ashham ||Isaac Watts||Thou whom my soul admires above||A||L.M.||6:8||4||
|42||40||3998a||[[Ashham (William Billings)|Ashham]]||Isaac Watts||Thou whom my soul admires above||A||L.M.||6:8||4||
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|43||41||Exeter ||Isaac Watts||My thoughts on awful subjects roll||f||C.M.||2:2||4||
|43||41||3678||[[Exeter (William Billings)|Exeter]]||Isaac Watts||My thoughts on awful subjects roll||f||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|44||42||Spain ||Isaac Watts||How pleased and blest was I||C||668.668.||2:2||4||
|44||42||4025||[[Spain (William Billings)|Spain]]||Isaac Watts||How pleased and blest was I||C||668.668.||2:2||4||
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|45||43||Sherburne ||Isaac Watts||How pleasant tis to see||F||668.668.||2:2||4||
|45||43||4024||[[Sherburne (William Billings)|Sherburne]]||Isaac Watts||How pleasant tis to see||F||668.668.||2:2||4||
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|46||44||Stockbridge ||Isaac Watts||From all that dwell below the skies||F||L.M.||2:2||4||
|46||44||4026a||[[Stockbridge (William Billings)|Stockbridge]]||Isaac Watts||From all that dwell below the skies||F||L.M.||2:2||4||
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|47||46||Roxbury ||Tate & Brady||O praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice||D||10 10.11 11.||3:4||4||Psalm 149
|47||46||4021||[[Roxbury (William Billings)|Roxbury]]||Tate & Brady||O praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice||D||10 10.11 11.||3:4||4||Psalm 149
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|48||47||Baltimore ||William Billings||Father of mercies, thou||C||664.6664.||6:4||4||
|48||47||4000||[[Baltimore (William Billings)|Baltimore]]||William Billings||Father of mercies, thou||C||664.6664.||6:4||4||
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|49||48||Worcester ||Isaac Watts||How short and hasty are our lives||g||C.M.||2:2||4||
|49||48||4032||[[Worcester (William Billings)|Worcester]]||Isaac Watts||How short and hasty are our lives||g||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|50||49||Chocksett ||Isaac Watts||Lord of the worlds above||G||66.66.88.||2:2||4||
|50||49||4005||[[Chocksett (William Billings)|Chocksett]]||Isaac Watts||Lord of the worlds above||G||66.66.88.||2:2||4||
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|51||50||Richmond ||James Relly||My beloved, haste away||a||78.78.78.||6:4||4||
|51||50||4020||[[Richmond (William Billings)|Richmond]]||James Relly||My beloved, haste away||a||78.78.78.||6:4||4||
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|52||51||Philadelphia ||Tate & Brady||Let differing nations join||D||S.M.D.||3:2||4||
|52||51||4018a||[[Philadelphia (William Billings)|Philadelphia]]||Tate & Brady||Let differing nations join||D||S.M.D.||3:2||4||
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|53||52||A Funeral Anthem||||I heard a great voice from heaven||f||Anthem||3:2||4||Revelation Ch. 14
|53||52||||[[Funeral Anthem (William Billings)|A Funeral Anthem]]||||I heard a great voice from heaven||f||Anthem||3:2||4||Revelation Ch. 14
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|54||54||Sunday ||William Billings||Majestic God, when I descry||E ||L.M.||3:2||4||
|54||54||4028||[[Sunday (William Billings)|Sunday]]||William Billings||Majestic God, when I descry||E ||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|55||55||Vermont ||Isaac Watts||In vain we lavish out our lives||e||C.M.||2:2||4||
|55||55||4029||[[Vermont (William Billings)|Vermont]]||Isaac Watts||In vain we lavish out our lives||e||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|56||56||Columbia ||William Billings||Not all the powers on earth||E||66.66.88.||2:2||4||
|56||56||4006||[[Columbia (William Billings)|Columbia]]||William Billings||Not all the powers on earth||E||66.66.88.||2:2||4||
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|57||57||Anthem||||Sing ye merrily||C||Anthem||2:2||4||Psalm 81
|57||57||||[[Sing ye merrily (William Billings)|Anthem]]||||Sing ye merrily||C||Anthem||2:2||4||Psalm 81
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|58||62||Warren ||John Cennick||Children of the heavenly King||G||77.77.||6:8||4||
|58||62||4030||[[Warren (William Billings)|Warren]]||John Cennick||Children of the heavenly King||G||77.77.||6:8||4||
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|59||63||Gratitude||||I love the Lord because he hath heard||C||Anthem||3:4||4||Psalm 118
|59||63||||[[Gratitude (William Billings)|Gratitude]]||||I love the Lord because he hath heard||C||Anthem||3:4||4||Psalm 118
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|60||67||New North ||Tate & Brady||O praise the Lord with one consent||D||C.M.||4:4||4||
|60||67||3425||[[New North (William Billings)|New North]]||Tate & Brady||O praise the Lord with one consent||D||C.M.||4:4||4||
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|61||68||Majesty ||[[Old Version]]||The Lord descended from above||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
|61||68||4014||[[Majesty (William Billings)|Majesty]]||[[Old Version]]||The Lord descended from above||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|62||69||Bethlehem ||Tate & Brady||While shepherds watched their flocks by night||E||C.M.||3:2||4||
|62||69||4002a||[[Bethlehem (William Billings)|Bethlehem]]||Tate & Brady||While shepherds watched their flocks by night||E||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|63||71||North Providence ||Isaac Watts||Come let us join our cheerful songs||G||C.M.||2:2||4||
|63||71||4017||[[North Providence (William Billings)|North Providence]]||Isaac Watts||Come let us join our cheerful songs||G||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|64||72||Benevolence ||Tate & Brady||Happy the man whose tender care||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
|64||72||4001||[[Benevolence (William Billings)|Benevolence]]||Tate & Brady||Happy the man whose tender care||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|65||73||Anthem||||I am the rose of Sharon||A||Anthem||2:4||4||Song of Solomon Ch. 2
|65||73||||[[I am the Rose of Sharon (William Billings)|Anthem]]||||I am the rose of Sharon||A||Anthem||2:4||4||Song of Solomon Ch. 2
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|66||79||Washington ||Isaac Watts||Lord, when thou didst ascend on high||E||L.M.||2:2||4||
|66||79||4031||[[Washington (William Billings)|Washington]]||Isaac Watts||Lord, when thou didst ascend on high||E||L.M.||2:2||4||
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|67||81||Retrospect||||Was not the day dark and gloomy||a||Anthem||2:2||4||
|67||81||||[[Retrospect (William Billings)|Retrospect]]||||Was not the day dark and gloomy||a||Anthem||2:2||4||
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|68||92||Independence||William Billings||The states, O Lord, with songs of praise||D||Anthem||2:2||4||
|68||92||||[[Independence (William Billings)|Independence]]||William Billings||The states, O Lord, with songs of praise||D||Anthem||2:2||4||
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|69||99||Connection ||Isaac Watts||Great is the Lord our God||E||S.M.||3:4||4||
|69||99||4007||[[Connection (William Billings)|Connection]]||Isaac Watts||Great is the Lord our God||E||S.M.||3:4||4||
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|70||100||Dunstable ||Isaac Watts||With earnest longings of the mind||f ||C.M.||3:2||4||
|70||100||4009a||[[Dunstable (William Billings)|Dunstable]]||Isaac Watts||With earnest longings of the mind||f ||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|71||102||Jargon||William Billings||Let horrid jargon split the air||G||87.87.||2:2||4||Secular
|71||102||||[[Jargon (William Billings)|Jargon]]||William Billings||Let horrid jargon split the air||G||87.87.||2:2||4||Secular
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 16 September 2023

General Information

Short Title: The Singing Master's Assistant

Full Title: The Singing Master's Assistant, or Key to Practical Music, Being [an] Abridgment from the New-England Psalm-Singer; Together with Several Other Tunes, Never Before Published.

Editor - Composer: William Billings

Publication date and place: 1778 Boston. Massachusetts: Drafer and Folsom. 104 pp.
Description: William Billings' second book, consisting entirely of his own compositions.

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Contents

No. Page HTI* Title Author First Line Key Meter Time Vo. Comment
1 1 3999a Aurora or Morning Hymn Awake, my soul, awake C S.M. 3:2 4
2 2 3366 Boston William Billings Methinks I see a heavenly host B C.M. 3:2 4
3 3a 3384 Duxborough Isaac Watts In vain the wealthy mortals toil e L.M. 4:4 4
4 3b 4022 Savannah George Whitefield Ah! Lovely appearance of death c L.M. 2:2 4 Words by GW
5 4a 3357 Africa Isaac Watts Now shall my inward joy arise E C.M. 3:2 4
6 4b 3370 Brookfield Isaac Watts Twas on that dark, that doleful night d C.M. 3:2 4
7 5 3997 America William Billings Come let us sing unto the Lord D 88.88.88. 3:2 4
8 6 4013 Judea William Billings A virgin unspotted by prophet foretold F 11 11.11 11 6:4 4
9 7 3360a Amherst Tate & Brady To God the mighty Lord G 66.66.88. 2:2 4
10 8 4004 Brunswick Isaac Watts Stoop down my thoughts that use to rise F C.M. 2:2 4
11 9a 3383 Dorchester Isaac Watts Time, what an empty vapor tis f C.M. 3:2 4
12 9b 4027 Sullivan Isaac Watts Let mortal tongues attempt to sing D L.M. 3:2 4
13 10a 3426 New South Tate & Brady To bless thy chosen race C S.M. 3:2 4
14 10b 3417 Medfield Samuel Byles When I my various blessings see C L.M. 3:8 4
15 11 4012 Heath Thomas Flatman Awake, my soul, awake my eyes C L.M. 2:2 4
16 12 3374 Chester William Billings Let tyrants shake their iron rod C L.M. 2:2 4
17 13 3372 Cambridge Tate & Brady Ye that delight to serve the Lord C 88.88.88. 2:2 4
18 14a 3408 Lebanon William Billings Death, with his warrant in his hand a C.M. 2:2 4
19 14b 3414 Marblehead Tate & Brady How vast must their advantage be G C.M. 3:2 4
20 15a 3401a New-Hingham William Billings Death, O the awful sound a S.M. 2:2 4
21 15b 3415 Marshfield Tate & Brady When we our wearied limbs to rest e L.M. 3:2 4
22 16a 3400 Hebron Isaac Watts My God, my life, my love d S.M. 3:2 4
23 16b 3404 Hollis Street Charles Wesley Ye servants of God, your master proclaim F 10 10.10 10 3:2 4
24 17a 3445 Princetown Tate & Brady Lord, hear the voice of my complaint d C.M. 3:2 4
25 17b 3458 Suffolk Isaac Watts Bright King of glory, dreadful God g L.M. 3:2 4
26 18 4016 Medway Isaac Watts Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name G C.M. 3:4 4
27 19 4008 Consolation Henry Playford He's come, let every knee be bent E C.M. 6:8 4
28 20a 3466 Waltham Isaac Watts My Savior and my King C S.M. 3:2 4
29 20b 4010 Emmaus Perez Morton When Jesus wept, a falling tear g L.M. 3:2 4
30 21 3453a Sappho Isaac Watts When the fierce north wind with his airy forces C 11 11.11 11. 2:2 4
31 22 David's Lamentation David the king was grieved and moved a Anthem 2:4 4 2 Samuel 18:33
32 23 4011 Halifax Isaac Watts Not to our names, thou only just and true c 10 10.10 10.10 10. 2:2 4
33 24 3448 Pumpily Tate & Brady Ye boundless realms of joy C 66.66.88 2:2 4
34 25 4003 Bolton Charles Wesley Rejoice, the Lord is King G 66.66.88. 6:8 4
35 26 Anthem Hear my prayer, O Lord my God b Anthem 3:2 4 Psalm 39
36 28 4033 Wrentham Isaac Watts The God of glory sends his summons forth F 10 10.10 10.10 10. 2:2 4
37 29 2342c Maryland Isaac Watts And must this body die a S.M. 2:2 4
38 30 Anthem Is any afflicted, let him pray g Anthem 2:2 4
39 32 4023 Sharon Isaac Watts How glorious is our heavenly King G C.M. 6:4 4
40 33 Lamentation over Boston William Billings By the rivers of Watertown a Anthem 3:2 4
41 39 4019 Phoebus Isaac Watts Lord, in the moorning thou shalt hear f C.M. 2:2 4
42 40 3998a Ashham Isaac Watts Thou whom my soul admires above A L.M. 6:8 4
43 41 3678 Exeter Isaac Watts My thoughts on awful subjects roll f C.M. 2:2 4
44 42 4025 Spain Isaac Watts How pleased and blest was I C 668.668. 2:2 4
45 43 4024 Sherburne Isaac Watts How pleasant tis to see F 668.668. 2:2 4
46 44 4026a Stockbridge Isaac Watts From all that dwell below the skies F L.M. 2:2 4
47 46 4021 Roxbury Tate & Brady O praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice D 10 10.11 11. 3:4 4 Psalm 149
48 47 4000 Baltimore William Billings Father of mercies, thou C 664.6664. 6:4 4
49 48 4032 Worcester Isaac Watts How short and hasty are our lives g C.M. 2:2 4
50 49 4005 Chocksett Isaac Watts Lord of the worlds above G 66.66.88. 2:2 4
51 50 4020 Richmond James Relly My beloved, haste away a 78.78.78. 6:4 4
52 51 4018a Philadelphia Tate & Brady Let differing nations join D S.M.D. 3:2 4
53 52 A Funeral Anthem I heard a great voice from heaven f Anthem 3:2 4 Revelation Ch. 14
54 54 4028 Sunday William Billings Majestic God, when I descry E L.M. 3:2 4
55 55 4029 Vermont Isaac Watts In vain we lavish out our lives e C.M. 2:2 4
56 56 4006 Columbia William Billings Not all the powers on earth E 66.66.88. 2:2 4
57 57 Anthem Sing ye merrily C Anthem 2:2 4 Psalm 81
58 62 4030 Warren John Cennick Children of the heavenly King G 77.77. 6:8 4
59 63 Gratitude I love the Lord because he hath heard C Anthem 3:4 4 Psalm 118
60 67 3425 New North Tate & Brady O praise the Lord with one consent D C.M. 4:4 4
61 68 4014 Majesty Old Version The Lord descended from above F C.M. 2:2 4
62 69 4002a Bethlehem Tate & Brady While shepherds watched their flocks by night E C.M. 3:2 4
63 71 4017 North Providence Isaac Watts Come let us join our cheerful songs G C.M. 2:2 4
64 72 4001 Benevolence Tate & Brady Happy the man whose tender care F C.M. 2:2 4
65 73 Anthem I am the rose of Sharon A Anthem 2:4 4 Song of Solomon Ch. 2
66 79 4031 Washington Isaac Watts Lord, when thou didst ascend on high E L.M. 2:2 4
67 81 Retrospect Was not the day dark and gloomy a Anthem 2:2 4
68 92 Independence William Billings The states, O Lord, with songs of praise D Anthem 2:2 4
69 99 4007 Connection Isaac Watts Great is the Lord our God E S.M. 3:4 4
70 100 4009a Dunstable Isaac Watts With earnest longings of the mind f C.M. 3:2 4
71 102 Jargon William Billings Let horrid jargon split the air G 87.87. 2:2 4 Secular
 *. The Hymn Tune Index

Works at CPDL

Title Lyricist First Line Genre Subgenre Vo.
Africa Isaac Watts Sacred 4
America William Billings Come, let us sing unto the Lord Sacred 4
Amherst Tate and Brady Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Ashham Isaac Watts Thou whom my soul admires above Sacred 4
Aurora William Billings Awake, my soul, awake Secular 4
Baltimore 2 Father of mercies, thou Sacred 4
Benevolence Tate and Brady Happy the man whose tender care Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Bethlehem Nahum Tate While shepherds watched their flocks by night Sacred Carols 4
Bolton Charles Wesley Rejoice, the Lord is king Sacred Hymn tunes 4
Boston Sacred 4
Brookfield Isaac Watts Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Brunswick Isaac Watts Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Cambridge Isaac Watts Ye that delight to serve the Lord Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Chester William Billings Let tyrants shake their iron rod Sacred 4
Chocksett Isaac Watts Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Connection Hail! Sacred music, hail! Sacred 4
Consolation Henry Playford He's come, let every knee be bent Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
David's Lamentation Sacred Anthems 4
Dorchester Isaac Watts Sacred 4
Dunstable Isaac Watts With earnest longings of the mind Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Duxborough Isaac Watts In vain the wealthy mortals toil Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Emmaus William Billings When Jesus wept a falling tear Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Exeter Isaac Watts When I my inward guilt suppressed

Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound

Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Funeral Anthem I heard a great voice Sacred Anthems 4
Gratitude I love the Lord because He hath heard Sacred Anthems 4
Halifax Isaac Watts Not to our names, Thou only just and true Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Hear my prayer, O Lord, my God Sacred Anthems 4
Heath Thomas Flatman Awake my soul, awake my eyes Sacred 4
Hebron Isaac Watts My God, my life, my love Sacred 4
Hollis Street Mather Byles Let angels above and saints here below (1770) Sacred 4
Hollis Street Charles Wesley Let angels above and saints here below (1770) Sacred 4
I am the Rose of Sharon Sacred Anthems 4
Independence William Billings The states, O Lord, with songs of praise Sacred Anthems 4
Is any afflicted? Sacred Anthems 4
Jargon Secular Partsongs 4
Judea A virgin unspotted Sacred Carols 4
Lamentation over Boston William Billings Sacred Anthems 4
Lebanon William Billings Death, with his warrant in his hand Sacred 4
Majesty Thomas Sternhold Sacred 4
Marblehead Tate and Brady Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Marshfield When we, our wearied limbs to rest Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Maryland Isaac Watts And must this body die Sacred 4
Medfield Samuel Byles When I my various blessings see Sacred 4
Medway Isaac Watts Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
New-Hingham William Billings Death, O the awful sound Sacred 4
New North Tate and Brady O praise the Lord with one consent Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
New South Tate and Brady To bless Thy chosen race Sacred 4
North Providence Isaac Watts Come, let us join our cheerful songs Sacred 4
Philadelphia Tate and Brady Let differing nations join Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Phoebus Isaac Watts Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hear Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Princetown Tate and Brady Lord, hear the voice of my complaint Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Pumpily Tate and Brady Ye boundless realms of joy Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Retrospect Was not the day dark and gloomy Sacred Anthems 4
Richmond James Relly My beloved haste away Sacred 4
Roxbury (1778) Tate and Brady O praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Sappho Isaac Watts When the fierce north wind with his airy forces Sacred 4
Savannah George Whitefield Ah! Lovely appearance of death Sacred 4
Sharon Isaac Watts How glorious is our heavenly King Sacred 4
Sherburne Isaac Watts How pleasant 'tis to see Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Sing ye merrily Sacred Anthems 4
Spain Isaac Watts How pleased and blest was I Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Stockbridge 3 From all that dwell below the skies Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Suffolk Isaac Watts Bright King of glory, dreadful God Sacred 4
Sullivan Isaac Watts Let mortal tongues attempt to sing Sacred 4
Sunday William Billings Majestic God, when I descry Sacred 4
Vermont Isaac Watts In vain we lavish out our lives Sacred 4
Waltham Isaac Watts Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Warren John Cennick Sacred 4
Washington Isaac Watts Lord, when thou didst ascend on high Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
Worcester Isaac Watts How short and hasty are our lives Sacred 4
Wrentham Isaac Watts The God of glory sends His summons forth Sacred Psalm-tunes 4
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