Court Odes: O Harmony where’s now thy power


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incipit (first line(s), normalized): O Harmony where’s now thy power
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the item's genre (general): ode
the item's genre (specific): New Year
the institution/place or purpose 
for which the work was first destined:
English court
the work's year (or focal date, if known): 1706
author of the text: Nahum Tate
composer of the music: Jeremiah Clarke
Number of texts stored: 2  
  • Selected text (below): #324 / Source: GB-Lbl Add. 31813, ff. 84
  • Text #137 / Source: US-Ws, 158- 185q / version: Printed text (booklet).
 Selected text (#324) / Source: GB-Lbl Add. 31813, ff. 84  
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GB-Lbl Add. 31813
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ff. 84
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A Song on New years day 1706 from single parts By Jeremiah Clarke

Mr Elford
O Harmony wheres now Thy pow’r
That made the forest move
And list’ning spheres approve
The Music of thy bower.
To bid the new born season Joy
Thy former charms renew
Genrous Music all employ
And all too few

CHORUS [same words]

Mr. Mason
Come goddess in splendour and grandeur appear
To welcome the promis’d and promising year


Duetto two Altos
Mr Church
Mr Elford

A year triumphant in its morn
In infancy renown’d
Like Hercules for wonders born
And in the Cradle crown’d
This is the way to be crown’d
With the motto of fame
From the Cradle renownd
And ever the same.

Mr. Mason
Mr. Williams

On pursue your game of glory
On pursue the glorious game.

CHORUS
On pursue your game of glory
Deeds unmatch’d in ancient story
Thro’ unbeaten tracks of fame
Happy Omens march before ye
On pursue your game of glory

Mr Elford
No the fruitless chase give oer
Can farther joys remain
Beyond the dazzling store
Has blest our Annas reign
Chorus
Yes farther joys remain
[Elford]
No, no, no can further joys remain

CHORUS
Yes further joys remain
A new discovered store [star?]
To bless our Anna’s reign
And this auspicious year is born for more

Two Voices
Mr Freeman
Mr Williams

O! For a muse of fire
And more than mortal Quire
To sing the Royal pair
Whose prudent pious prosp’rous care
Such Glorious hopes inspire

Grand Chorus
Let us try in so glorious a cause
‘tis nobler to dare
And we fall with applause
Sound sound an alarm
whilst our courage is warm
let us try, let us try
‘Tis glory to conquer
And honour to die.


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