Wheelers Point (William Billings)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-09-01). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 49 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval-note edition.
General Information
Title: Wheelers Point
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1786
Description: Music transcribed from The Suffolk Harmony, 1786. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 163, substituted for those in 1786.
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Original text and translations
English text
Dear Lord! behold our sore distress;
Our sins attempt to reign;
Stretch out Thy arm of conquering grace,
And let Thy foes be slain.
How boundless is our Father's grace,
In height, and depth, and length!
He makes his Son our righteousness,
His Spirit is our strength.