Complete Odes & Welcome Songs

Trackliste Birthday Ode for Queen Mary Z 320 (Arise, my Muse) Purcell, Henry Symphony Arise, my muse, and to thy tuneful lyre Ye sons of music raise your voices high Then soun your instruments and charm the earth See how the glitt'ring ruler of the day Hail, gracious Gloriana, hail And since the time's distres to wars'alarms To quell his country's foes but ah, I see Eusebia drown'd in tears But Glory cries 'go on Ode for St. Cecilia's Day Z 339 (Welcome to all the Pleasures) Purcell, Henry Symphony Welcome to all the pleasures that delight Here the Deities approve While joys celestial their bright souls invade The lift up your voices, those organs of nature Beatuy, thou scene of love In a consort of voices while instruments play Birthday Ode for Queen Mary Z 332 (Now does the glorious Day appear) Purcell, Henry Symphony Now does the glorious Day appear Not any one such joy could bring This does our fertile isle with glory crown Now does the glorious Day appear It was a work of full as great a weight By beateous softness mixed with meajesty Her hero too, whose conduct and whose arms Our dear religion, with ouf law's defence No more shall we the great Eliza boast Now, now, with one united voice Ode for St. Cecilia's Day Z 328 (Hail bright Cecilia) Purcell, Henry Symphony Hail! Bright Cecilia Hark, each tree Tis Nature's Voice Soul of the world Thou tun'st this world With that sublime celestial lay Wond'rous machine The airy violin In vain the am'rous flute The fife and all the harmony of war Let these among all the harmony of war Hail! Bright Cecilia Birthday Ode for the Duke of Gloucester (Who can from Joy refrain?) Purcell, Henry Overture Who can from joy refrain A Prince of glorious race The father brave The graces in his mother shine Sound the Trumpet Chacone - If now he burns with noble flame - The Thames shall be Queen of Tyber Welcome Song for Charles II. Z 324 (Fly bold Rebellion) Purcell, Henry Symphony Fly, bold rebellion, make haste and be gone Rivers from their channels turned If then we've found the want of his rays But heaven has now dispelled those fears Come then, change your notes Be welcome then, great Sir Welcome to all those wishes fulfilled Welcome Song for James II. Z 335 (Sound the Trumpet, beat the Drum) Purcell, Henry Symphony Sound the trumpet, beat the drum Crown the year and crown the day Let Caesar and Urania live What greater bliss can Fate bestow Chaconne While Caesar like the morning star To Urania and Caesar delights without measure Birthday Ode for Queen Mary Z 321 (Celebrate this Festival) Purcell, Henry Symphony Celebrate this festival Britain now thy ares beguile Tis sacred, bid the trumpet cease Let sullen Discord smile Crown the altar, deck the shrine Expectet Spring at last is come April, who till now has mourned Departing thus you'll hear him say Happy realm beyound expressing While, for a righteous cause he arms Return, fond Muse, the thoughts of war Kindly treat Maria's day Welcome Song for James II. Z 344 (Ye tuneful Muses) Purcell, Henry Symphony Ye tuenfuls muses, raise your heads Be lively then and gay In his just praise your noblest songs let fall From the rattling of drums To music's softer but yet kind With him he brings the partner of his throne Happy in a mutual love Whilst in music and verse our duty we show Ode for a Performance at Mr. Maidwell's School Z 322 (Celestial Music did the Gods inspire) Purcell, Henry Symphony Celestical music did the gods inspire Her charming strains expel tormenting care Thus Virgil's Genius lov'd the country best Whilst music did improve Amphion's song When Orpheus sang all Nature did rejoice Let Phyllis by her voice but charm the air Ode for the Wedding of Prince George of Denmark and Princess Anne Z 325 (From hardy climes...) Purcell, Henry Symphony From hardy climes and dangerous toils of war As fame, great Sir, before you ran Wake then, my Muse, wakte Instruments and Voice The sparrow and the gentle dove So all the boons indulgent heav'n desin'd Hence without sheme or figure to descry Birthday Ode for Queen Mary Z 338 (Welcome, welcome, glorious Morn) Purcell, Henry Symphony Welcome, welcome, glorious morn At thy return the joyful earth Welcome as when three hayyp Kindgoms strove The mighty goddess of this walthy isle Full of wonder and delight And lo! A sacred fury swell'd her breast My prey'rs are heard He to the filed by honour call'd shall go Wihilst undisturg'd this happy consort reigns Sound, all ye Spheres Great Parent, hail to Thee Z 327 (Jubiläums-Ode für das Trinity College Dublin) Purcell, Henry Symphony Great parent, hail! Another century commening After war's, alarms repeated Awful matron take thy seat She was the first who did inspire Succeeding Princes next recite But chiefly recommend to fame Thy Royal Patron sung: Repair With themes like these, ye Sons of Art Welcome Song for King Charles II. Z 337 (The Summer's Absence unconcerned we bear) Purcell, Henry Symphony The summer's absence unconcerned we beat And whn late from your throne heaven's call you attend Ah! Had we, Sir, the power of art Happy while all her neighbours bled So happily still you your counsels employ These had by thier ill usage drove But these no more shall dare repine Birthday Ode for Queen Mary Z 331 (Love's Goddess sure was blind) Purcell, Henry Symphony Love's goddess sure was blind this day Those eyes, that form, that lofty mien Sweetness of Nature Long may she reign over this isle May her blest example chase Many such days may she behold May she to heaven late return Ode for St. Cecilia's Day Z 334 (Raise, raise the voice) Purcell, Henry Symphony Raise, raise the voice The God himself says he'll be present here Mark how readily each pliant string Ode for St. Cecilia's Day Z 329 (Laudate Ceciliam) Purcell, Henry Symphony - Laudate Celiam, in voce et organo Modulemini psalmum novum Symphony Dicite Virgini, canite Martyri Welcome Song for Charles II. Z 326 (From those serene and rapturous Joys) Purcell, Henry Symphony From those serene and rapturous joys Behold th'indulgent Prince is come Not with an helmet or a glitt'ring spear Welcome as soft refreshing show'rs Welcome, more welcome does he come Nor does the sun more comfort bring With trumpets and shouts we receive the word'd wonder The Yorkshire Feast Song Z 333 (Of old, when Heroes thought it base) Purcell, Henry Symphony Of old, when heroes thought ist base The bashful Thames, for beauty so renown'd The pale and the purple rose And in each track of glory since Symphony And now when the renown'd Nassau Thy did no storms So when the glitt'ring queen of night Let music join Sound trumpets, sound! Sound all to him Welcome Song for Charles II. Z 336 (Swifter, Isis, swifter flow) Purcell, Henry Symphony - Swifter, Isis, swifter flow Land him safely on her shore Hark, hark! Just now my listening ears Welcome dread Sir, to town But with so great devotion meet The King whose presence like the spring Then since, Sir, from you all our blessings do flow Welcome Song for the Duke of York Z 341 (What, what shall be done in behalf of the Man?) Purcell, Henry Symphony What shall be done in behalf of the man All the grandeur he possesses Mighty Charles, though joined with thee May all factious troubles cease Birthday Ode for Queen Mary Z 323 (Come ye Sons of Art) Purcell, Henry Symphony Come ye Sons of Art Sound the trumpet, 'til around Strike the viol, touch the lute The day that such a blessing gave Bid the virtues, bid the graces These are the sacred charms that shield See Nature, rejoicing, has shown us the way Welcome Song for Charles II. Z 340 (Welcome, Viceregent of the mighty King) Purcell, Henry Symphony - Welcome, viceregent of the mighty King Ah! Mighty Sir, if you to such long absence are inclinced But your blest presence now Your influous approach our pensive hope recalls When the summer, in his glory All loyalty and honour be Music the Food of Love Welcome Song for King James Z 343 (Why, why are all the Muses mute) Purcell, Henry Why, why are all the Muses mute When should each soul exalted be Britain, thou now art great Look up, and to our Isle returning see Accurs'd rebellion reared his head Caesar for milder virtues honour'd more The many-headed beast is quelled at home In the equal balance laid O how blest is the Isle to which Caesar is given