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EASTER
ANTHEM
Continued.
rose
he
burst
the
bars
of
death,
he
burst
the
bars
of
death,
He
burst
the
bars
of
death,
And
tri-umph'd
o'er
the
grave.
Then,
then,
LL
U>
then
I
rose,
then
I
rose,
then
I
rose,
then
I
rose,
then
first
hu
-
man
-
i
-
ty
tri
-
um
-
phant
passed
the
The
above
Anthem
was
composed
by
William
Billings.
It
was
originally
called
an
Anthem
for
Easter.
The
words
of
the
An
them
are
taken
from
the
New
Testament
and
Youngs
Night
Thonghs,and
applied
to
the
music
as
composed
by
Billings.
He
was
born
1746,
It
was
claimed
he
was
almost
destitute
of
education,
but
had
a
strong
musical
talent,
he
was
apt
in
compo
sition
and
learned
rapidly,
as
fast
as
anyone
could
without
a
master.
It
is
claimed
he
was
the
first
composer
of
Sacred
Songs
in
the
United
States.
His
first
book
was
called
New
England
Psalm
Singer.
The
next
"Billing's
Best,
and
the
third
and
fourth
editions
of
the
Psalm
Singer's
Amusement.
His
tune
majesty
is
considered
by
musicians
to
be
of
great
strength,
to
be
com