Washington-Street (William Billings)

From ChoralWiki
Revision as of 04:57, 30 May 2014 by Carlos (talk | contribs) (Text replace - "{{Instruments|Keyboard}}<br>" to "{{Instruments|Keyboard}}")
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Music files

L E G E N D Disclaimer How to download
ICON SOURCE
File details.gif File details
Question.gif Help


Editor: Joachim Kelecom (submitted 2008-07-14).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 57 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Washington-Street (Now shall my inward Joys)
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredHymn

Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard

Published: in The Continental Harmony in 1794. Text by Isaac Watts.

Description:

External websites:

Original text and translations

English.png English text

1.Now shall my inward joys arise,
And burst into a song;
Almighty love inspires my heart,
And pleasure tunes my tongue.


2.God on his thirsty Zion hill
Some mercy drops has thrown,
And solemn oaths have bound his love
To shower salvation down.


3.Why do we then indulge our fears,
Suspicions, and complaints?
Is he a God, and shall his grace
Grow weary of his saints?


4.Can a kind woman e'er forget
The infant of her womb?
And 'mongst a thousand tender thoughts
Her suckling have no room?


5."Yet," saith the Lord, "should nature change,
And mothers monsters prove,
Zion still dwells upon the heart
Of everlasting love.


6."Deep on the palms of both my hands
I have engraved her name;
My hands shall raise her ruined walls,
And build her broken frame?"