Songs to 5. voyces
[XI. Rest with your selues]
Rest with your selues you vaine and idle braines
Rest with your selues you vaine and idle braines
which youth and age in lewdest lust bestow, which youth and age in lewdest
lust bestow and find out frauds and vse ten thousand traines
to win the soyle where nought but sin doth grow and liue
with me you chast and honest mindes which do, your liues
in lawfull loue employ employ, & know no sleights, but friends for vertue finds'
and loath the lust, which doth the soule destroy.
[XII. For lust is fraile]
For lust is fraile, where loue is euer sound
For lust is fraile, where loue is euer sound, lust
outward sweet, but inward bitter gall, a shop of shewes
where no good ware is found, not like to loue, where honest faith is all, so
that is lust, where fancy ebs and flowes
& hates and loues as beauty dyes and grows, and
this is loue, where friendship firmly stands on vertues rock,
& not on sinful sands, & not on sinful sands.
[XIII. Shall I abide this ieasting]
Shall I abide this ieasting
Shall I abide this ieasting, I weepe, and shees a
feasting, shall I abide this ieasting, I weepe and
shees a feasting, O cruell cruell fancy, that so doth blinde thee to
loue one doth not mind thee; that so doth blind thee to loue one
to loue one doth not mind thee, that so doth blind thee to loue one
doth not mind thee, that so doth blind thee so blind thee, to loue to loue one
doth not mind thee.
[XIIII. Can I abide this praunsing]
Can I can I abide this praunsing
Can I can I abide this praunsing, this praunsing I
weepe I weepe and shees a daunsing, a daunsing a daunsing, I weepe & shees
a daunsing, a daunsing a daunsing, O cruell cruell cruel fancy so to betray me
thou goest about to slay me, to slay me, thou goest about about
about about to slay thou goest about about about to slay me, O cruel, cruel
cruel fancie so to betray me thou goest about to slay me
thou goest about about about to slay me, thou goest aboute to slay me.
[XV. The sturdie rock for al his strength by raging seas]
The sturdie rock for al his strength by raging seas, is rent in twain
The sturdie rock for al his strength by raging seas, is rent in twain,
by raging seas is rent in twain the
marble stone, the marble stone is pearst at length, with little drops of drisling
rain the oxe doth yeelde vnto the yoake doth yeeld vnto
the yoake, the steele obeieth the hammer stroake
the oxe doth yeeld
the oxe doth yeeld vnto the yoak, vnto the yoke, the steele obeyeth the hāmer
stroak,the steele obeyeth the hāmer stroke
[XVI. The stately stagge that seemes so stoute]
The stately stagge that seemes so stoute
The stately stagge that seemes so stoute, by yelping yelping
yelping, yelping hounds by yelping houndes at bay is set,
the swiftest birde that flies about, that flies about at length
is caught, in fowlers net, the greatest fish in deepest brook, is soon, is
soone deceiude deceiude, with subtle hooke, with subtle hooke,
deceiude with subtle hooke, is soone, is soone deceiued, is soone deceiud by
subtle hook the greatest fish in deepest brook is soon is soon deceiud, is soon
deceiud, with subtle hook
[XVII. What if a day or a month or a year]
What if a day or a month or a year
What if a day or a month or a year crown thy delights with a thousand
sweet contentings, can not a chance of a night or an howre crosse thy
desires with as many sad tormentings, fortune, honor, beauty youth, are but
blossoms are but blossoms dying wanton pleasure, doating loue are but
shadowes, are are flying, all our ioyes are but toyes, are but toyes
idle thoughts deceiuing, none haue power of an howre of an howre
in their liues bereuing.
[XVIII. Earthes but a point to the world]
Earthes but a point to the world
Earthes but a point to the world, and a man is but a point to the
worlds compared centure, shall then a point of a point be so vaine, as to triumph
in a seely points aduenture, all is hassard that we haue, there is nothing
nothing biding, dayes of pleasure are like streames through faire
medowes gliding, faire meadowes gliding, through faire
meadowes gliding gliding, weale and woe time doth goe,
time is neuer turning, secret fates guide our states both in mirth
in mirth and mourning:
[XIX. There is a garden in her face]
There is a garden in her face
There is a garden in her face, where roses and white lilies grow
A heauenly paradise is that place, a heauenly heauenly paradise
is that place wherein al pleasant fruits do flow,
there cheries grow, that none may buy till cherie ripe cherie
ripe till cherie ripe til cherie ripe, cherie ripe cherie ripe
thēselus do crie, there cheries grow that none may buy til cherie
ripe chery ripe, till cherie ripe till cherie ripe cherie ripe, thēselus do cry
[XX. Those cheries fairly do inclose]
Those cheries fairly do inclose of orient pearls a double row
Those cheries fairly do inclose of orient pearls a double row
which when her louely louely laughter showes they looke like
rose buds fild with snow yet thē no Peere nor Prince may buy, nor
Prince may buy, till chery ripe ripe
chery ripe, chery ripe themselues do crie, yet thē no peere nor prince
may buy, nor prince may buy, till chery ripe, ripe
cherry ripe, cherie ripe, themselues do crie.
[XXI. Her eyes her eyes like Angels]
Her eyes her eyes like Angels watch them still
Her eyes her eyes like Angels watch them still them
her eyes her eyes like angels watch thē stil her brows like bēded
bows do stād do stād, thretning thretning with percing frowns to kil to kil
to kil kil kil kil al that approch with eye or hād
these sacred cheries to com nie, til chery ripe ripe
cherie ripe cherie ripe ripe cherie ripe cherie ripe
thēselus do crie, these sacred cheries to com nie com nie
till cherie ripe cherie ripe cherie
ripe cherie ripe themselues do crie
[XXII. Behold now praise the Lord]
Behold now praise the Lord
Behold now praise the Lord al ye seruants of the Lord ye
seruants of the Lord, Behold now praise the Lord, be
hold now praise the Lord all ye seruants of the Lord, ye that by night stand
in the house of the Lord ye that by night stand in the house of the
Lord the Lord, euen in the Courts, euen in the Courts of the
house of the house of our God, lift vp your hands in the sanctuarie, in the sanctuarie
and prayse the Lord, and prayse and prayse the Lord the Lord that made
that made both heauen and earth, the Lord that made both heauen & earth.
giue thee blessing out of Sion, out of Sion giue thee blessing out of Sion out
of Sion, giue thee blessing out of Sion, out of Sion,
giue thee blessing out of Sion, Amen.
[XXIII. O Lord bow down thine eare]
O Lord bow down thine eare vnto our prayers
O Lord bow down thine eare vnto our prayers which
we make in thy sons name, O &c our
prayers which wee make to thee in thy sons name, and for his sake, preserue
our gracious King and Queene, from all from all their enemies, continew
O Lord their deliuerance from the conspiracies of all such as rise
vp against them, preserue also his royall progenie,
prince Henrie, and the rest, euen through
the same our Lord Iesus Christ,
who liueth and raigneth with thee and the holy Ghost, and the holy Ghost,
who liueth and raigneth with thee with thee and the holy Ghost, both
now and euer Amen, Amen.
[XXIIII. The sacred quire of angels]
The sacred quire of angels sings the prayses of the
liuing Lord
The sacred quire of angels sings the prayses of the
liuing Lord, that is the god and king of kings protecting those that
keep his worde, O well of grace, O spring of life to those that thirst
thy truth to taste, but vnto them that liue in strife a terror that wil euer last.
weele tune our voyces to the lute and Instruments of
sweetest sound no tong shal in thy prayse be mute that dost thy foes and
ours confound, who hast preserude our king and state from ruine that
was neere at hand while all good men reioyce therat thy will no power can withstand
tis thou O Lord, through strength of thy right
hand alone that Sathans secrets hast reuealde and bloody bloody treasons ouer thrown.
CHORVS
Tis thou O Lord, through strength of thy right hand
alone that Sathans secrets hast reuealde and bloody bloody treasons ouerthrown.
FINIS.