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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)

[section]

[dedication]

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.

XV.

[XV. The first part. Is loue a boy?]

XVI.

[XVI. The second part. Boy pittye me yt am a child againe]

XVII.

[XVII. The first part. Wounded I am and dare not seeke reliefe]

XVIII.

[XVIII. The second part. Yet of vs twaine whose losse shalbe the lesse]

XIX.

[XIX. The first part. From Citheron: And smiling sits vppon a virgins lap]

XX.

[XX. The second part. There carelesse thoughts are freed of that flame]

XXI.

[XXI. The third part. If loue be iust, then iust is my desire]

XXII.

[XXII. O Lord my God, let flesh and bloud thy seruant not subdew]

XXIII.

XXIIII.

[XXIIII. Reioyce, reioyce, with hart and voyce]

XXV.

[XXV. Cast of all doubtfull care, all doubtfull care]

Of 5. voc.

XXVI.

[XXVI. Weping full sore, with face as fayre as siluer]

XXVII.

[XXVII. Penelope that longed for the sight]

XXVIII.

[XXVIII. Compell the Hawke to sitt that is vnmand]

XXIX.

[XXIX. See, see, those sweet eyes]

XXX.

XXXI.

[XXXI. When first by force of fatal destenie]

XXXII.

[XXXII. I thought that loue had beene a boy]

XXXIII.

XXXIIII.

[XXXIIII. Loue, loue would discharge, the dewty of his hart]

XXXV.

XXXVI.

[XXXVI. The first part. Of gold all burnisht, and brighter then sunne beames]

XXXVII.

[XXXVII. The second part. Her breath is more sweet then perfect Amber is]

Of 6. voc.

XXXVIII.

[XXXVIII. The first part. Behold how good a thing it is]

XXXIX.

[XXXIX. The second part. And as the pleasant morning dew]

XL.

XLI.

[XLI. Who made: Sweet beautie which hath powre to bowe]

XLII.

[XLII. The first part. And think ye Nimphes]

XLIII.

[XLIII. The second part. Loue is a fit of pleasure]

XLIIII.

[XLIIII. If in thine hart thou nourish will and giue all to thy lust]

XLV.

[XLV. Vnto the hills myne eyes I lyft]

XLVI.

[XLVI. The first part. Christ rising, Christ rising agayne from the dead]

XLVII.

[XLVII. The second part. Christ is risen againe]

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[XV. The first part. Is loue a boy?]

Is loue a boy? what meanes he then to strike

Is loue a boy? what meanes he then to strike, or is he blind? why will he be a guide, is he a man? why doth he hurt his lyke, is he a God? why doth he men deride, No one of these but one compact of all, a wilful boy, a man stil dealing blowes, of purpose blind, to leade men to their thrall, a God that rules, vnruly, God he knowes.