Composer Bio Information
Billings, William's bio information
1746 - 1800
Born: October 7, 1746, Boston, Massachusetts.
Died: September 26, 1800, Boston, Massachusetts.
Buried: Central Burying Ground, Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts.
Billings was one of the first major American composers. His works include:
• The New England Psalm-Singer, 1770
• The Singing Master’s Assistant, 1778
• Music in Miniature, 1779
• The Psalm-Singer’s Amusement, 1781
• Suffolk Harmony, 1786
• The Continental Harmony (Boston, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1794)
Sources
• Hughes, pp. 314-5
• Randel, pp. 78-9
Hymns
1. Let Tyrants Shake Their Iron Rods
Music
1. Boston
2. Chester
3. Majesty (Billings)
Died: September 26, 1800, Boston, Massachusetts.
Buried: Central Burying Ground, Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts.
Billings was one of the first major American composers. His works include:
• The New England Psalm-Singer, 1770
• The Singing Master’s Assistant, 1778
• Music in Miniature, 1779
• The Psalm-Singer’s Amusement, 1781
• Suffolk Harmony, 1786
• The Continental Harmony (Boston, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1794)
Sources
• Hughes, pp. 314-5
• Randel, pp. 78-9
Hymns
1. Let Tyrants Shake Their Iron Rods
Music
1. Boston
2. Chester
3. Majesty (Billings)
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - Hail, Thou Once-Despised Jesus! (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 04, 2025 at 04:15:16pm)
- # 2 - Go To Dark Gethsemane (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 04, 2025 at 03:16:59pm)
- # 3 - All Glory, Laud, And Honor (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 04, 2025 at 01:32:12pm)
- # 4 - Jesus, Thou Divine Companion (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 04, 2025 at 08:15:31am)
- # 5 - We May Not Climb The Heavenly Steeps (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 04, 2025 at 06:13:49am)
- # 6 - In The Morning Of Joy (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 03, 2025 at 06:51:20pm)
- # 7 - He's Coming (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 19, 2025 at 10:14:17am)
- # 8 - Heaven Will Surely Be Worth It All (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 18, 2025 at 05:20:01am)
- # 9 - All I Need (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 14, 2025 at 07:47:52pm)
- #10 - He Was Nailed to the Cross For Me (TTBB) (uploaded on Nov 13, 2025 at 02:45:58pm)