Court Odes: Welcome glorious day in times record forever live


 Selected item (#2028) = Welcome glorious day in times record forever live
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incipit (first line(s), normalized): Welcome glorious day in times record forever live
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the item's genre (general): ode
the item's genre (specific): Birthday, Princess Anne
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English court
the work's year (or focal date, if known): 1698
author of the text: [poet unknown]
composer of the music: Daniel Purcell
Number of texts stored: 1  
  • Selected text (below): #125 / Source: GB-Lcm, 989
 Selected text (#125) / Source: GB-Lcm, 989  
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GB-Lcm, 989
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Wellcome, welcome Glorious Day
In Times Record forever live
to thee ye Yeare shou’d Tribute pay
since we from thee much more receive
then all the Yeare can give
Wellcome, welcome Happy Day

Chorus
Wellcome, welcome happy day

A Universall smile speakes Harmony in ev’ry Heart
To see the Wonders that this blest Day has done
Mankinde’s in Tune and Nature beare’s a part

Sound the Trumpett and let it’s silver Voice
in gratefull Eccho’s speake our bounding Joys
For oft the Joys wee feele (if any thought can reach)
that sound, that sound can only tell

Now sooth our Joy with softer Lays
that lull’d in vast delight
wee on her lovely Forme may gaze
and bless the Day that thus has bless’t our sight.

Charming, Majestick, but not proud,
Pious, Generous Just and Good
of her th’ unhappy ne’re complaine
or ever seeke her help in vaine,
the Nation’s Hope ye Nation’s Care,
att once she is our Joy, and Feare
she is our Joy and care
From her we wish for her we pray
to her the tribute of this happy Day
in gratefull Notes oh! May we often pay

See the Virtue’s, see the Graces smile
on the Patroness of Brittains Isle
by the beams her Blessings give
all our Arts and Voices live
and see such goodness when we sue
not onely condescend our Musick to defend
but more to heare us too.

Chorus
Wellcome, welcome happy Day


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