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|1||1||Aurora or Morning Hymn ||||Awake, my soul, awake||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
|1||1||Aurora or Morning Hymn ||||Awake, my soul, awake||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|2||2||Boston ||||Methinks I see a heavenly host||B ||C.M.||3:2||4||
|2||2||Boston ||William Billings||Methinks I see a heavenly host||B ||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|3||3a||Duxborough ||||In vain the wealthy mortals toil||e||L.M.||4:4||4||
|3||3a||Duxborough ||Isaac Watts||In vain the wealthy mortals toil||e||L.M.||4:4||4||
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|4||3b||Savannah ||||Ah! Lovely appearance of death||c||L.M.||2:2||4||Words by GW
|4||3b||Savannah ||George Whitefield||Ah! Lovely appearance of death||c||L.M.||2:2||4||
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|5||4a||Africa ||||Now shall my inward joy arise||E ||C.M.||3:2||4||
|5||4a||Africa ||Isaac Watts||Now shall my inward joy arise||E ||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|6||4b||Brookfield ||||Twas on that dark, that doleful night||d||C.M.||3:2||4||
|6||4b||Brookfield ||Isaac Watts||Twas on that dark, that doleful night||d||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|7||5||America ||||Come let us sing unto the Lord||D||88.88.88.||3:2||4||
|7||5||America ||William Billings||Come let us sing unto the Lord||D||88.88.88.||3:2||4||
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|8||6||Judea ||||A virgin unspotted by prophet foretold||F||11 11.11 11||6:4||4||
|8||6||Judea ||William Billings||A virgin unspotted by prophet foretold||F||11 11.11 11||6:4||4||
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|9||7||Amherst ||||To God the mighty Lord||G||66.66.88.||2:2||4||
|9||7||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||Brunswick ||Isaac Watts||Stoop down my thoughts that use to rise||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|12||9b||Sullivan ||Isaac Watts||Let mortal tongues attempt to sing||D||L.M.||3:2||4||
|12||9b||Sullivan ||Isaac Watts||Let mortal tongues attempt to sing||D||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|13||10a||New South ||||To bless thy chosen race||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
|13||10a||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||Medfield ||Samuel Byles||When I my various blessings see||C||L.M.||3:8||4||
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|15||11||Heath ||||Awake, my soul, awake my eyes||C||L.M.||2:2||4||
|15||11||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||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||Cambridge ||Tate & Brady||Ye that delight to serve the Lord||C||88.88.88.||2:2||4||
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|18||14a||Lebanon ||||Death, with his warrant in his hand||a||C.M.||2:2||4||
|18||14a||Lebanon ||William Billings||Death, with his warrant in his hand||a||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|19||14b||Marblehead ||||How vast must their advantage be||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
|19||14b||Marblehead ||Tate & Brady||How vast must their advantage be||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|20||15a||New-Hingham ||||Death, O the awful sound||a||S.M.||2:2||4||
|20||15a||New-Hingham ||William Billings||Death, O the awful sound||a||S.M.||2:2||4||
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|21||15b||Marshfield ||||When we our wearied limbs to rest||e||L.M.||3:2||4||
|21||15b||Marshfield ||Tate & Brady||When we our wearied limbs to rest||e||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|22||16a||Hebron ||||My God, my life, my love||d||S.M.||3:2||4||
|22||16a||Hebron ||Isaac Watts||My God, my life, my love||d||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|23||16b||Hollis Street ||||Ye servants of God, your master proclaim||F||10 10.10 10||3:2||4||
|23||16b||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||Princetown ||Tate & Brady||Lord, hear the voice of my complaint||d||C.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||Medway ||Isaac Watts||Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name||G||C.M.||3:4||4||
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|27||19||Consolation ||||He's come, let every knee be bent||E ||C.M.||6:8||4||
|27||19||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||Waltham ||Isaac Watts||My Savior and my King||C||S.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||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||
|31||22||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 ||||Not to our names, thou only just and true||c||10 10.10 10.10 10.||2:2||4||
|32||23||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||Pumpily ||Tate & Brady||Ye boundless realms of joy||C||66.66.88||2:2||4||
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|34||25||Bolton ||||Rejoice, the Lord is King||G||66.66.88.||6:8||4||
|34||25||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||Anthem||||Hear my prayer, O Lord my God||b||Anthem||3:2||4||Psalm 39
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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||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 ||||Father of mercies, thou||C||664.6664.||6:4||4||
|48||47||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||Worcester ||Isaac Watts||How short and hasty are our lives||g||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|52||51||Philadelphia ||Tate & Brady||Let differing nations join||D||S.M.D.||3:2||4||
|52||51||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||
|53||52||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 || ||Majestic God, when I descry||E ||L.M.||3:2||4||
|54||54||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||Vermont ||Isaac Watts||In vain we lavish out our lives||e||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|56||56||Columbia ||||Not all the powers on earth||E||66.66.88.||2:2||4||
|56||56||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||Anthem||||Sing ye merrily||C||Anthem||2:2||4||Psalm 81
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|58||62||Warren ||||Children of the heavenly King||G||77.77.||6:8||4||
|58||62||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||||I love the Lord because he hath heard||C||Anthem||3:4||4||Psalm 118
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|61||68||Majesty ||[[Old Version]]||The Lord descended from above||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
|61||68||Majesty ||[[Old Version]]||The Lord descended from above||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|62||69||Bethlehem ||||While shepherds watched their flocks by night||E||C.M.||3:2||4||
|62||69||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||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||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 Chapter 2
|65||73||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||Washington ||Isaac Watts||Lord, when thou didst ascend on high||E||L.M.||2:2||4||

Revision as of 23:43, 14 November 2018

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, Composer

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Description: William Billings' second book, consisting entirely of his own compositions.

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Contents

No. Page Title Subtitle First Line Key Meter Time Vo. Comment
1 1 Aurora or Morning Hymn Awake, my soul, awake C S.M. 3:2 4
2 2 Boston William Billings Methinks I see a heavenly host B C.M. 3:2 4
3 3a Duxborough Isaac Watts In vain the wealthy mortals toil e L.M. 4:4 4
4 3b Savannah George Whitefield Ah! Lovely appearance of death c L.M. 2:2 4
5 4a Africa Isaac Watts Now shall my inward joy arise E C.M. 3:2 4
6 4b Brookfield Isaac Watts Twas on that dark, that doleful night d C.M. 3:2 4
7 5 America William Billings Come let us sing unto the Lord D 88.88.88. 3:2 4
8 6 Judea William Billings A virgin unspotted by prophet foretold F 11 11.11 11 6:4 4
9 7 Amherst Tate & Brady To God the mighty Lord G 66.66.88. 2:2 4
10 8 Brunswick Isaac Watts Stoop down my thoughts that use to rise F C.M. 2:2 4
11 9a Dorchester Isaac Watts Time, what an empty vapor tis f C.M. 3:2 4
12 9b Sullivan Isaac Watts Let mortal tongues attempt to sing D L.M. 3:2 4
13 10a New South Tate & Brady To bless thy chosen race C S.M. 3:2 4
14 10b Medfield Samuel Byles When I my various blessings see C L.M. 3:8 4
15 11 Heath Thomas Flatman Awake, my soul, awake my eyes C L.M. 2:2 4
16 12 Chester William Billings Let tyrants shake their iron rod C L.M. 2:2 4
17 13 Cambridge Tate & Brady Ye that delight to serve the Lord C 88.88.88. 2:2 4
18 14a Lebanon William Billings Death, with his warrant in his hand a C.M. 2:2 4
19 14b Marblehead Tate & Brady How vast must their advantage be G C.M. 3:2 4
20 15a New-Hingham William Billings Death, O the awful sound a S.M. 2:2 4
21 15b Marshfield Tate & Brady When we our wearied limbs to rest e L.M. 3:2 4
22 16a Hebron Isaac Watts My God, my life, my love d S.M. 3:2 4
23 16b Hollis Street Charles Wesley Ye servants of God, your master proclaim F 10 10.10 10 3:2 4
24 17a Princetown Tate & Brady Lord, hear the voice of my complaint d C.M. 3:2 4
25 17b Suffolk Isaac Watts Bright King of glory, dreadful God g L.M. 3:2 4
26 18 Medway Isaac Watts Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name G C.M. 3:4 4
27 19 Consolation Henry Playford He's come, let every knee be bent E C.M. 6:8 4
28 20a Waltham Isaac Watts My Savior and my King C S.M. 3:2 4
29 20b Emmaus Perez Morton When Jesus wept, a falling tear g L.M. 3:2 4
30 21 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 Halifax Isaac Watts Not to our names, thou only just and true c 10 10.10 10.10 10. 2:2 4
33 24 Pumpily Tate & Brady Ye boundless realms of joy C 66.66.88 2:2 4
34 25 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 Wrentham Isaac Watts The God of glory sends his summons forth F 10 10.10 10.10 10. 2:2 4
37 29 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 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 Phoebus Isaac Watts Lord, in the moorning thou shalt hear f C.M. 2:2 4
42 40 Ashham Isaac Watts Thou whom my soul admires above A L.M. 6:8 4
43 41 Exeter Isaac Watts My thoughts on awful subjects roll f C.M. 2:2 4
44 42 Spain Isaac Watts How pleased and blest was I C 668.668. 2:2 4
45 43 Sherburne Isaac Watts How pleasant tis to see F 668.668. 2:2 4
46 44 Stockbridge Isaac Watts From all that dwell below the skies F L.M. 2:2 4
47 46 Roxbury Tate & Brady O praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice D 10 10.11 11. 3:4 4 Psalm 149
48 47 Baltimore William Billings Father of mercies, thou C 664.6664. 6:4 4
49 48 Worcester Isaac Watts How short and hasty are our lives g C.M. 2:2 4
50 49 Chocksett Isaac Watts Lord of the worlds above G 66.66.88. 2:2 4
51 50 Richmond James Relly My beloved, haste away a 78.78.78. 6:4 4
52 51 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 Sunday William Billings Majestic God, when I descry E L.M. 3:2 4
55 55 Vermont Isaac Watts In vain we lavish out our lives e C.M. 2:2 4
56 56 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 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 New North Tate & Brady O praise the Lord with one consent D C.M. 4:4 4
61 68 Majesty Old Version The Lord descended from above F C.M. 2:2 4
62 69 Bethlehem Tate & Brady While shepherds watched their flocks by night E C.M. 3:2 4
63 71 North Providence Isaac Watts Come let us join our cheerful songs G C.M. 2:2 4
64 72 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 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 Connection Isaac Watts Great is the Lord our God E S.M. 3:4 4
70 100 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
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