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Songs of sundrie natures

some of grauitie, and others of myrth, fit for all companies and voyces. Lately made and composed into Musicke of 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts: and published for the delight of all such as take pleasure in the exercise of that Art

Byrd, William (1542 or 3-1623)

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Of 3. voc.

[I. Lord in thy rage rebuke me not]

II.

[II. Right blest are they whose wicked sinnes]

III.

[III. Lord in thy wrath correct me not]

IIII.

[IIII. O God which art most mercyfull]

[V. Lord heare my prayer instantly]

VI.

[VI. From depth of sinne]

VII.

[VII. Attend mine humble prayer Lord]

VIII.

[VIII. Svsanna fayre sometime assaulted was]

IX.

[IX. The Nightingale so pleasant & so gay]

[X. The first part. When younglyngs first on Cupide fyxe their sight]

XI.

[XI. The second part. Bvt when by proofe they finde that he did see]

XII.

[XII. The first part. Vppon a Sommers day loue went to swym]

XIII.

[XIII. The second part. Then for a bote his quiuer stoode in stead]

XIIII.

[XIIII. The greedy Hawke, with sooden sight of lure]

Of 4. voc.

Of 5. voc.

Of 6. voc.

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[X. The first part. When younglyngs first on Cupide fyxe their sight]

When younglyngs first on Cupide fyxe their sight

When younglyngs first on Cupide fyxe their sight, and see him naked, blyndfold & a boy, though bow & shafts and fierbrand be his might, yet weene they he can worke them none annoy, And therefore with his purpill wings they play, for glorious semeth loue though light as fether, and when they haue done they weene to skape away, for blynd men say they, shoote they know not whether.