years | first line(s) | type of ode | place or institution | poet | composer |
1663 | Looke, shepheards, looke New Year’s Day | English court | Nicholas Lanier | Nicholas Lanier |
1665 | Come loyal hearts, make no delay New Year’s Day | English court | Nicholas Lanier | Matthew Locke |
1666 | All things their certain periods have New Year’s Day | English court | ? Nicholas Lanier | Matthew Locke |
1666 | Good morrow to the year New Year’s Day | English court | [poet unknown] | Henry Cooke |
1670 - 1672 | Rise, thou best and brightest morning (Printed poem 1652; used for ode 1666 - 1672) New Year’s Day | English court | Richard Crashaw | Henry Cooke |
1672 | See mighty sir the day appears New Year’s Day | English court | Robert Veel | Pelham Humfrey |
1675 or 1676 | Dread Sir, the prince of light New Year’s Day | English court | [poet unknown] | John Blow |
1679 | Great Janus, tho the festival be thine New Year’s Day | English court | [poet unknown] | John Blow |
1680 | The new year is begun New Year’s Day | English court | [poet unknown] | John Blow |
1681 | Great sir, the joy of all our hearts New Year’s Day | English court | [poet unknown] | John Blow |
1682 | Arise, great monarch New Year’s Day | English court | Jacob Allestry | John Blow |
1683 | Dread Sir, father Janus New Year’s Day | English court | [poet unknown] | John Blow |
1684 | My trembling song, awake, arise New Year’s Day | English court | Thomas Flatman | John Blow |
1685 | How does the new-born infant year rejoice? New Year’s Day | English court | [poet unknown] | John Blow |
1686 | Hail monarch sprung of race divine New Year’s Day | English court | [poet unknown] | John Blow |
1687 | Is it a dream that thus deserves our sight New Year’s Day | English court | [poet unknown] | John Blow |
1690 | With cheerful hearts let all appear New Year | English court | Thomas Shadwell | John Blow |
1692 | Behold, how all the stars give way New Year | English court | Thomas D’Urfey | John Blow |
1693 | The happy year is born that wonders shall disclose New Year | English court | Nahum Tate | John Blow |
1694 | Light of the world, and ruler of the year New Year | English court | Matthew Prior | ? Henry Purcell? |
1694 | Light of the world, and ruler of the year (1709 version) New Year | English court | Matthew Prior | ? Henry Purcell? |
1694 | Sound the trumpet, choicest gifts prepare New Year | English court | Peter Anthony Motteux | John Blow |
1696 | Hail thou infant year with ye may bliss renew New Year | English court | [poet unknown] | John Blow |
1698 | Musick now thy charms display New Year | English court | Nahum Tate | John Blow |
1700 | Appear in all thy pomp, great Janus appear New Year | English court | ? Nahum Tate? | John Blow |
1702 | Wake Britain, ’tis high time to wake New Year | English court | Nahum Tate | John Eccles |
1703 | Hark, how the muses call aloud New Year | English court | Nahum Tate | John Eccles |
1704 | While Anna with victorious arms New Year | English court | [poet unknown] | John Eccles |
1705 | From fate’s dark cell to empire called New Year | English court | Nahum Tate | [composer unknown] |
1706 | O Harmony where’s now thy power New Year | English court | Nahum Tate | Jeremiah Clarke |
1708 | See how the new-born season springs! New Year | English court | Nahum Tate | John Eccles |
1716 | Hail to thee, glorious rising year New Year | English court | Nicholas Rowe | John Eccles |
1717 | Winter! Thou hoary venerable sire New Year | English court | Nicholas Rowe (or John Hughes) | John Eccles |
1718 | Thou fairest, sweetest daughter of the skies New Year | English court | Nicholas Rowe | John Eccles |
1719 | King of the floods, whom friendly stars ordain New Year | English court | George Jeffreys | John Eccles |
1720 | Lift up thy hoary head, and rise New Year | English court | Laurence Eusden | John Eccles |
1739 | Refulgent god with radiant smiles New Year’s Day | English court | Colley Cibber | Maurice Greene |
1751 | Glory! Where art thou, goddess, where? New Year’s Day | English court | Colley Cibber | William Boyce |
1761 | Still must the Muse, indignant, hear New Year | English court | William Whitehead | William Boyce |
1762 | God of slaughter, quit the scene New Year | English court | William Whitehead | William Boyce |
1763 | At length th’ imperious lord of war New Year | English court | William Whitehead | William Boyce |