Pomfret (William Billings)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-10-22). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 32 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval-note edition.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-10-22). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 64 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Pomfret
First Line: How good and pleasant must it be
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Tate and Bradycreate page
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1770 in The New-England Psalm-Singer, p. 7
Description: Words by Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, 1698, New Version of the Psalms of David, paraphrase of Psalm 92; implied by Billings' superscription Ps. 92 and the meter of the composition (C. M.).
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 92.