“Let tyrants shake their iron rod, And slavery clank her galling chains, We fear them not, we trust in God, New England's God forever reigns.”

William Billings

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About William Billings

Composer American

William Billings was a pioneering American choral composer and hymnodist, widely regarded as the father of American church music. Self-taught, he rose from humble beginnings as a tanner in Boston to become a leading...

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