Westfield (William Billings)

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  • (Posted 2015-05-13)  CPDL #35387:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-13).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 62 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition. All four stanzas included from Watts' hymn. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
  • (Posted 2015-05-13)  CPDL #35386:   
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-13).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 63 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All four stanzas included from Watts' hymn.

General Information

Title: Westfield
First Line: Not to condemn the sons of men
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredHymn   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Description: First published in The New-England Psalm-Singer, 1770, p. 71. Words inferred by Kroeger (1981): Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 100 of Book 1.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Not to condemn the sons of men.