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X:1
T:Lamentation over Boston
T: Soprano
C: William Billings
O: From The Singing Master's Assistant, 1778
M:3/2
L:1/4
K:A minor
A4 A2 | c2 B2 A2 | e e e2 e2 | AedcB2 | [M:C|] [L:1/4] A4 | z2 c2 | B4 | z2 A2 | G4 | z2 c2 |
w:By the Ri- vers of Wa- ter- town we sat _ down _ and wept, we wept, we wept we
B4 | z2 c2 | BAAe | edc c/d/ | e2 e2 | z2 c2 | BBAc | BA^G2 | A2 A2 | z4 |
w:wept when we re- mem- ber'd thee _ _ O _ Bos- ton, when we re- mem- ber'd thee, _ O Bos- ton.
z4 | c2 BA | e2 e e | e2 e/d/ c | B2 B B | c d/c/ B e/d/ | cdef | g2 g g/f/ |
w: Lord God of Heav- en, pre- serve them _ de- fend them, de- liv- er _ and re- * store _ them un- to us, pre- *
e2 e/d/ c | B2 B B | c d e d | c2 B B | A2 A2 | G2 A2- | A4 | z4 | z4|
w:serve them, _ de- fend them, de- liv- er and re- store  them un- to us a- gain. *
z4|z4|z4|z4|z4|z4|z4|z4|
A2 c c | c4 | A2 ^G2 | [M:3/2] A4 z2 | [M:C|][L:1/4]c2 c c | c4 | c2 d2 | e3 e |
w:For- bid it, Lord God, for- bid, For- bid it, Lord God, for- bid that
e2 e d | c e2 d | c2 B A | B3 B | c d e/d/ c/B/ | A A ^G2 | A4 | z2 A2
w: those who have suck- ed Bos- ton- i- an Breasts should thirst _ for _ A- * mer- i- can Blood. A
AcBB | cdde | A cB c/A/ | B G G2 | c > d B > d | c B/A/ G2 | B//c//B//A//B A2 | z4 |
w:voice was heard in Rox- bur- y which ec- cho'd thro' the _ Con- ti- nent, weep- * _ _ _ _ _ ing, weep- * _ _ _ ing,
c>e d c | B2 B2 | z2 c3/4e//d/c/ | B2 e2 | e2 z2 | B2 c d | e2 e2 | c > d B > c |
w:weep- * _ _ _ ing weep- * _ _ ing,  weep- ing, weep- ing for Bos- ton weep- * _ _ 
A2 e e |  e2 A c | B A ^G G | A2 A2 | z2 A2 | A ^G A/c/ B/A/ | B3 B | c d e d/c/ |
w:_ ing for Bos- ton be- cause _  of their Dan- ger. Is Bos- ton my _ dear _ Town, is it my na- tive _
B3 B | cB A B | c > d e d/c/ | B B B c/d/ | e2 e d | e3 z | z2 z B/ c/ | d B G c/ c/ |
w:Place? for since _ their Ca- lam- i- ty I do ear- nest- ly re- * mem- ber it still! I do ear- nest- ly, I do
B c e d | c B A ^G | A4 |: z2 e2 | c c c c/ c/ B B B B | A/ c B/ A d/c/ | B e/d/ c A |
w:ear- nest- ly re- mem- * ber it still.  If I for- get thee, if I for- get thee, yea, _ if I do _ not re- * mem- ber
B3/4c//B/A/ G2 | z2 c2 B B A c | B A e e/d/ | c B A B | c4 | z2 c2 | B B A c |
w:thee, _ _ _ _ Then let my num- bers cease to flow, Then _ be my Muse un- kind, Then let my Tongue for-
B A G2- | G2 A2 | c A B/A/ ^G | A4 | z2 A2 | c B A B | c e e/f/ g/f/ | e/c/ d/B/ c/A/ B |
w:get to move * and ev- er be _ con- fin'd; Let hor- rid Jar- gon split the Air _  and _ rive _ my _ nerves _ a-
c B3 | z2 c2 | B B B B | c B A B | c d e d | c e3 | z2 c2 | e d c B |
w:sun- der. Let hate- ful dis- cord greet my ear as ter- ri- ble as Thun- der. Let har- mo- ny be
c e e/d/ c | B A f d | e4 | z2 c2 | B c d/c/ B/A/ | B B c d/f/ | e d/c/ B/A/ ^G | A4 :|
w: ban- ish'd hence _ and Con- so- nance de- part; Let dis- so- nance _ e- * rect her throne and _ reign with- * in _ my Heart.

X:2
T:Lamentation over Boston
T:Alto
C: William Billings
O: From The Singing Master's Assistant, 1778
L:1/4
M:3/2
K:A minor
E4 E2 | E2 E2 EA | G G G2 E2 | E2 F2 E2 | [M:C|]  [L:1/4] E4 | z2 E2| E4 | z2 E2 | E4 | z2 G2 
w:By the Ri- vers of _ Wa- ter- town we sat down and wept, we wept, we wept we
G4 | z2 E2 | G A D G/F/ | EFE A | G2 G2 | z2 E2 | G G/F/ E E | F2 E2 | E2 E2 | E2 E E
w:wept when we re- mem- ber'd _ thee _ _ O Bos- ton, when we re- * mem- ber'd thee, O Bos- ton As for our
E4 | G2 G/F/ E/A/ | G2 G G | A2 A E/F/ | G2 G G F F  E E | ED C F | E2 E E/F/ |
w:Friends, Lord God _ of _ Heav- en, pre- serve them de- * fend them, de liv- er and re- store _ them un- to us, pre- *
G2 G G | G2 G G | G G A B | A2 G G/F/ | E2 F2 | E2 E2-  | E4 | z4 | z4 |
w:serve them, de- fend them, de- liv- er and re- store them un- * to us a- gain. *
z4 | z4 | z4 | z4 | z4 | z4 | z4 | z4 |
E2 A A | A4 | E2 E2 | [M:3/2] E4 z2 | [M:C|][L:1/4]G2 E E | E4 | G2 G2 | G3 G |
w:For- bid it, Lord God, for- bid, For- bid it, Lord God, for- bid that
AG/F/ E G | G A2 G | G2 G A | G3 G | AB A G | F F E2 | E4 | z2 E2
w: those _ _ who have suck- ed Bos- ton- i- an Breasts should thirst _ for A- mer- i- can Blood. A
E E E E | A A A E  | E G G F | E E E2 | z4 | z4 | G > A F > G | E2 E2 |
w:voice was heard in Rox- bur- y which ec- cho'd thro' the Con- ti- nent weep- *    _ _ _ ing, 
z2 A2 | G > F E2 | E2 z2 | G2 G  G | G2 G2 | G2 G G | A2 A2 | G2 G2 |
w:weep- * _ _ ing weep- ing for Bos- ton weep- ing for Bos- ton weep- ing
E> F G G | A2 E E | F2 E E | E2 E2 | z2 E2 | E E E/F/  G | G3 G | G G A G/F/ |
w:weep- * ing for Bos- ton be- cause of their Dan- ger. Is Bos- ton my _ dear Town, is it my na- tive _
G3 G/F/ | E2 E/F/ G/F/ | E > E E D/ D/ | D D E E/F/ | G2 G G | G3 z | z4 | z2 z G/ F/ |
w:Place? for _ since their _ Ca- * lam- i- ty I do ear- nest- ly re- * mem- ber it still! I do 
E E E D | GF E E | E4 |: z2 E2 | G G G G/ G/ | G G G G/F/ | E > F E F | E E E E 
w:ear- nest- ly re- mem- * ber it still.  If I for- get thee,  if I for- get thee, _ yea, if I do not re- mem- ber
E4 | z2 E2 | G G/F/ E E | E E E E | E/F/ G/F/ E/F/ G | G4 | z2 E2 | G G/F/ E E |
w:thee, Then let my _  num- bers cease to flow, Then be _ my _ Muse _ un- kind, Then let my _ Tongue for-
E E E2-|E2 E2 | E E F E | E4 | z2 E2 | E E E/F/ G | G G/F/ E E | E D G G/F/ |
w:get to move * and ev- er be con- fin'd; Let hor- rid Jar- * gon split the _ Air and rive my nerves a- *
E G3 | z2 E2 | G G G G/F/ | E/F/ G/F/ E/F/ G | G G/F/ E/F/ G/F/ | E A3 | z2 E2 | C D E/F/ G/F/ |
w:sun- der. Let hate- ful dis- cord _ greet  _ my _ ear _ as ter- ri- * ble _ as _ Thun- der. Let har- mo- ny _ be _
E/D/ C/D/ E E/F/ | G A A G | G4 | z2 E2 | G C F F/E/ | D E E A | G F E E | E4 :|
w: ban- * ish'd _ hence and _ Con- so- nance de- part; Let dis- so- nance e- * rect her throne and reign with- in my Heart.

X:3
T:Lamentation over Boston
T: Tenor
C: William Billings
O: From The Singing Master's Assistant, 1778
L:1/4
M:3/2
K:A min -8va
%%MIDI transpose -12
A4 E2 | A2 B2 c2 | B B B2 A2 | c2 BA ^G2 | [M: C|] [L:1/4] A4 | z2 A2 | G4 | z2 c2 | B4 | z2 e2 |
w:By the Ri- vers of Wa- ter- town we sat down _ and wept, we wept, we wept we
d4 | z2 c2 | e c d B | cBA c | B2 B2 | z2 c2 | e e e c | dc B2 | A2 A2 | z4
w:wept when we re- mem- ber'd thee _ _ O Bos- ton, when we re- mem- ber'd thee,_  O Bos- ton 
z4 | e2 d c | B2 B B | c2 c c | d2 d e | A A B B | cB A A/c/ | B2 B B  | 
w: Lord God of Heav- en, pre- serve them de- fend them, de- liv- er and re- store _ them un- * to us, pre
  c2    c     e | d2   d     d | e    d  c  d | e2     e    e/d/ | c2 dc | B2 A2-|A4 | z4 | z4 |
w:serve them, de- fend them, de- liv- er and re- store them un- * to us _ a- gain. *
z4 | z4 | z4 | z4 | z4 | z4 | z4 | z4 | 
c2 e e | e4 | c2 B2 | [M:3/2] A4 z2 |[M:C|][L:1/4] e2 g g | g4 | e2 d2 | c3 B |
w:For- bid it, Lord God, for- bid, For- bid it, Lord God, for- bid that
cB c d | e c2 d | ef e d | e3 e | ed c e | d c B2 | A4 | z2 A2 |
w: those _ who have suck- ed Bos- ton- * i- an Breasts should thirst _ for A- mer- i- can Blood. A
c A B G | A A A B | c e d c | B B B2 | z4 | e2 e2 | z4 | c > d B >c |
w:voice was heard in Rox- bur- y which ec- cho'd thro' the Con- ti- nent weep- ing, weep- * _ _ 
A2 A2 | z4 | A2 A2 | e2 c B | c2 c e | d2 c B | c2 c2 | e > f d > e |
w:_ ing, weep- ing, weep- ing for Bos- ton be- cause of their Dan- ger, weep- * _ _
c2 B B | c2 c e | dc B B | A2 A2 | z2 A2 | c B c e | d3 d | e d c d |
w:_ ing for Bos- ton be- cause _ of their Dan- ger. Is Bos- ton my dear Town, is it my na- tive
e3 e | AB c d | e > d c B/ c/ | d B G G | c2 c B | c3 c/ d/ | e c A z | z2 z e/ f/ |
w:Place? for since _ their Ca- lam- i- ty I do ear- nest- ly re- mem- ber it still! I do ear- nest- ly, I do
g e c f | ed c B | A4 |: z2 c2 | e e e d/ c/ | d d d c/B/ | c/e d/ c B/A/ | G E A/B/ c/A/ |
w:ear- nest- ly re- mem- * ber it still.  If I for- get thee,  if I for- get thee, _ yea, _ if I do _ not re- mem- * ber _ 
B4 | z2 c2 | e e/d/ c A | B c B c/d/ | e d c d | e4 | z2 c2 | e e/d/ c A |
w:thee, Then let my _ num- bers cease to flow, Then _ be my Muse un- kind, Then let my _ Tongue for-
d c B2-|B2 c2 | e c d/c/ B | A4 | z2 A2 | A B c d | e E  A B | c d e d |
w:get to move * and ev- er be _ con- fin'd; Let hor- rid Jar- gon split the Air and rive my nerves a-
c e3 | z2 c2 | e e d e/f/ | g e c d | e d c d | e A3 | z2 A2  | c B/A/ G E |
w:sun- der. Let hate- ful dis- cord _ greet my ear as ter- ri- ble as Thun- der. Let har- mo- * ny be
A c B c/d/ | e c d B | c4 | z2 c2 | e A A B/c/ | d G G A/B/ | c B/A/ G/A/ B/c/ | A4 :|
w: ban- ish'd hence and _ Con- so- nance de- part; Let dis- so- nance e- * rect her throne and _ reign with- * in _ my _ Heart.

X:4
T:Lamentation over Boston
T: Bass
C: William Billings
O: From The Singing Master's Assistant, 1778
L:1/4
M:3/2
K:A min bass
%%MIDI transpose -24
A4 A2 | A2 e2 [A2a2] |e e e2 c2 | A2 d2 e2 | [M:C|] [L:1/4] A4 | z2 A2 | e4 | z2 [A2a2] | [E4e4] | z2 [c2c'2] |
w:By the Ri- vers of Wa- ter- town we sat down and wept, we wept, we wept we
[G4g4]| z2 [A2a2] | e f d c | ABc A | e2 e2 | z2 [A2a2] | e e [Aa][Aa]| d2 e2 | [A2a2] [A2a2] | [A2e2] [Ae] [Ae] |
w:wept when we re- mem- ber'd thee _ _ O Bos- ton, when we re- mem- ber'd thee, O Bos- ton As for our
[A4a4] | [c2c'2] [Gg] [Aa] | e2 e e | [A2a2] [Aa] [Aa] | [G2g2] [Gg] [Ge] | [Af] [Ad] e e | AB c d | e2 e e |
w:Friends, Lord God of Heav- en, pre- serve them de- fend them, de- liv- er and re- store _ them un- to us, pre
c2 c c | [G2g2] [Gg] [Gg] | [cc'] [Bb] [Aa] [^G^g] | [A2a2] e e | [A2a2] d2 | e2 A2- | A4 | z2  e2 | [Aa][^G^g] [Aa][Bb] |
w:serve them, de- fend them, de- liv- er and re- store them un- to us a- gain. * For they _ that _
[cc'][Bb] [Aa] [^G^g] | [A2a2] e e | fed c/d/ | e3 e | ag f2 | ed cd | e3 e | A2 A2 |
w: held _ them in Bond- age re- quir'd _ _ of _ them to take _ up Arms _ a- * gainst their Breth- ren
A2 [Aa] [Aa] | [A4a4]| [A2a2] e2 |[M:3/2]A4 z2 |[M:C|][L:1/4] c2 [cc'] [cc'] | [c4c'4] | [c2c'2]    [G2g2] | c3 e |
w:For- bid it, Lord God, for- bid, For- bid it, Lord God, for- bid that
ae a ^g | e a2 b | (3c'ba g f | e3 e | a^g  a e | f d e2 | A4 | z2 A2 |
w: those _ who have suck- ed Bos- ton- * _ i- an Breasts should thirst _ for A- mer- i- can Blood. A
A A e e | f d d e | c c g a | e e e2 | a>b g>b | a g/f/ e2 | e>f d> e | c2 e2 |
w:voice was heard in Rox- bur- y which ec- cho'd thro' the Con- ti- nent weep- *_ _  _ _ _  ing, weep- * _ _ _ ing,
f2 d d | e2 e e | A>B c d | e2 e2 | c2 c2 | g2 e e | [a2A2] [a2A2] | [c'2c2] | [G2g2] |
w:Weep- ing for Bos- ton be- cause _ of their Dan- ger, weep- ing weep- ing for Bos- ton weep- ing
[a2A2] e e | [A2a2] [Aa] [Aa] | d2 e [eE] | A2 A2 | z2 A2 | A e a e/f/ | g3 g | [c'c] [bB] [Aa] [Bb] |
w:weep- ing for Bos- ton be- cause of their Dan- ger. Is Bos- ton my dear _ Town, is it my na- tive
e3 e | a e a g | c'>b a g/ a/ | b g e c | c2 e g | c3 z | z4 | z2 z c/ d/ |
w:Place? for since _ their Ca- lam- i- ty I do ear- nest- ly re- mem- ber it still! I do 
e c A B | cd e e | A4 |: z2 A2 | c c c c/ c/ | g g g e | A>B c d | e/d/ c/B/ A A |
w:ear- nest- ly re- mem- * ber it still.  If I for- get thee, if I for- get thee, yea, if I do not _ re- * mem- ber
e4 | z2 [A2a2]| e e a A | e a e [A/a/][B/b/]| [cc'] [Gg] [Aa] [Gg] | c4 | z2 [A2a2] | e e [Aa] [Aa] |
w:thee, Then let my num- bers cease to flow, Then _ be my Muse un- kind, Then let my Tongue for-
[^G^g] [Aa] e2-|e2 [A2a2] | [Aa] [Aa] d e | A4 | z2 A2 | A e a g | e c A e | [Aa] [Bb] [cc'] [Bb] |
w:get to move * and ev- er be con- fin'd; Let hor- rid Jar- gon split the Air and rive my nerves a-
[Aa] e3 | z2 [A2a2] | e e f e | c e a g | [cc'][Bb][Aa][Gg] | [Aa] A3 | z2 A2 | A  B c e/d/ |
w:sun- der. Let hate- ful dis- cord greet my ear as ter- ri- ble as Thun- der. Let har- mo- ny be _
cAea | e f d [Gg] | c4 | z2 [A2a2] | e f d d | g e c d | c d e [Ee] | A4 :|
w: ban- ish'd hence and Con- so- nance de- part; Let dis- so- nance e- rect her throne and reign with- in my Heart.