Books
The hymnbooks in which Billings first published Africa are in print today, in scholarly editions edited by Hans Nathan and published by the University Press of Virginia:
- The New England Psalm Singer, ISBN 0-8139-0917-1
- The Singing Master's Assistant and Music in Miniature (in one volume), ISBN 0-8139-0839-6
Much of the information above is taken from these scholarly editions.
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