Court Odes: Welcome genial day!
 Selected item (#2062) = Welcome genial day!
 Attributes of this item 
incipit (first line(s), normalized): Welcome genial day!
version (if more than one exists):
the item's genre (general): ode
the item's genre (specific): Birthday, William III
the institution/place or purpose 
for which the work was first destined:		 Dublin court
the work's year (or focal date, if known): 1701
author of the text: [poet unknown]
composer of the music: Richard Leveridge
Number of texts stored: 2  
  • Text #159 / Source: IRL-Dcla, Newenham Pamphlets 7E (13) [87].
  • Selected text (below): #160 / Source: GB-Lbl, Add. 31457, ff. ? / version: Version from British Library manuscript misattributed to John Blow
 Selected text (#160) / Source: GB-Lbl, Add. 31457, ff. ?  
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source for this text
(short title, or library & shelfmark):		 GB-Lbl, Add. 31457
location in the source?
(i.e. which vol., pp. or fols):		 ff. ?
type of source: MS, music and words
the source online (if available):
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special title (if any):
version (if more than one exists): Version from British Library manuscript misattributed to John Blow
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Welcome, welcome Genial Day
Blest wth soo Great & bright a Ray
As never Year cou’d boast till now
Through all ye Countless hou’rs of Ages past

Then Kindley Glad this Sacred Birth
Bring all your Grateful Homages of Joy
Play on and ev’ry Skillfull Hand Employ
Till Charming Sounds Compleat our Myrth

Sound the Brazen Voices of Warr
Thus to ye World Declare
This Day a Hero came of mighty Fame
Born to give our Arms Success
Peace to Restore and Rage to Supress
His Courage does our Foes Suppress
Wee in his Valour Pride in Numbers they

Happy happy Albion
Happy’r farr than all other Nations are

Citys now with Treasures flow
Plenty Rowls in floods below
Ships in Tryumph Plough ye Main
and Import an Annual Gain

Free from Plunder Want or Spoile
Free from Rapin is our Isle
Wee no Forreign Dangers fear
Jove & Ceesar Guard us here

Secur’d by Hyd’s Advice and Nassau’s Arme
Our Isle no Threat’ning Pow’r can harm
Brittain shall all attempts withstand
Whilest these two Live to Sheild ye Land
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