Musical Court Odes, 1660-1779

Court Odes: Eternal source of light divine

Selected item (#2049) = Eternal source of light divine

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incipit (first line(s), normalized): Eternal source of light divine

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the item's genre (general): ode

the item's genre (specific): Birthday, Queen Anne

the institution/place or purpose
for which the work was first destined: English court

the work's year (or focal date, if known): 1714

author of the text: Ambrose Philips

composer of the music: George Friedrich Handel

Data-note concerning dating | performances
(EMM, Mon Apr 9 17:55:50 2012):

Date is uncertain: 1713 or 1714. The latter seems the more likely.

Number of texts stored: 1

Selected text (below): #146 / Source: The Performances of the Antient Music for the Season 1781 (London, 1781), no. 6, 6–8

Selected text (#146) / Source: The Performances of the Antient Music for the Season 1781 (London, 1781), no. 6, 6–8

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(short title, or library & shelfmark): The Performances of the Antient Music for the Season 1781 (London, 1781)

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Ode on Queen Anne’s Birth-Day.

Eternal Source of Light divine,
With double Warmth thy Beams display;
And with distinguish’d Glory shine,
To add a Lustre to this Day.