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ROSE
OF
SHARON.
Sol.
Song,
"I
am
the
rose
of
Sharon,
and
the
lily
of
the
valleys.,,
1-2
Key
of
A
Major,
William
Billings,
about
1793.
I
am
the
rose
of
sha-ron,
and
the
li
-
ly
of
the
val
-
ley;
I
am
the
rose
of
Sha-ron
and
the
li
-
ly
of
the
val
-
ley:
I
am
the
rose
of
Sha-ron
and
the
li
-
ly
of
the
val
-
ley,
I
am
the
rose
of
Sha
-
ron
and
the
li
-
ly
of
the
val
-
ley:
As
the
li
-
ly
among
the
thorns,
so
is
my
love
among
the
daughthrs;
As
the
ap-ple
tree,
the
ap-ple
tree
a
-
mong
the
trees
of
wood,
The
above
anthem
was
composed
by
William
Billings,
who
it
is
claimed
was
the
first
American
composer
of
Sacred
music.
He
has
quite
a
number
of
anthems,
and
many
sacred
songs,
which
are
in
various
song
books
from
the
time
he
first
began
to
compose
music
in
the
18th
century.
See
further
history
of
William
Billings,
the
author
of
this
anthem
under
tune
of
Funeral
Anthem
page
520.
He
composed
this
anthem
and
a
number
of
others
in
the
latter
part
of
the
18th
century.
They
were
published
in
his
books
all
along
from
1770
to
1800,
at
the
time
of
his
death.