Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets :: :: University of Virginia Library

Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets

some solemne, others ioyfull, framed to the life of the Words: Fit for Voyces or Viols of 3. 4. 5. and 6. Parts. Composed by William Byrd

Byrd, William (1542 or 3-1623)

[section]

[dedication]

[[I.] The Eagles force subdues each Bird that flyes]

3. Uoc.

II.

[II. Of flattring speach with sugred words beware]

III.

[III. In Winter cold when tree and bush was bare]

IIII.

[IIII. Whereat an Ant with long experience wise]

[V. Who lookes may leape]

VI.

[VI. Sing ye to our Lord a new song]

VII.

[[VII.] I haue beene young, but now am olde]

VIII.

[VIII. In Christall Towres]

4. Uoc.

IX.

[IX. This sweet & merry, merry month of May]

[X. Let not the sluggish sleepe]

XI.

XII.

[XII. Awake mine eyes]

XIII.

[XIII. Come iolly Swaynes]

XIIII.

[XIIII. What is life, or worldly pleasure?]

XVI.

[XVI. Come let vs reioyce vnto our Lord]

5. Uoc.

XVII.

[XVII. Retire my soule]

XVIII.

[XVIII. Arise Lord into thy rest]

XIX.

[XIX. Come wofull Orpheus with thy charming Lyre]

XX.

[XX. Sing we merrily vnto God our strength]

XXI.

[XXI. Blow vp the Trumpet in the new Moone]

XXII.

[XXII. Crowned with flowres, I saw faire Amarillis]

XXIII.

[XXIII. Wedded to will is witlesse]

XXIIII.

[XXIIII. Make ye ioy to God all the earth]

XXV.

[XXV. Haue mercy vpon me O God]

6. Uoc.

XXVII.

[XXVII. This day Christ was borne]

XXVIII.

XXVIII. A Carroll for New-yeares day.

XXIX.

[XXIX. Praise our Lord, praise our Lord all ye Gentiles]

XXX.

[XXX. Tvrne our captiuitie, O Lord]

XXXI.

[XXXI. Ah silly Soule]

XXXII.

[XXXII. How vaine the toyles that mortall men doe take to hoord vp gold]

Collapse All | Expand All expand section

[III. In Winter cold when tree and bush was bare]

Prima pars.

In Winter cold when tree and bush was bare

In Winter cold when tree and bush was bare, And frost had nipt the rootes of tender grasse, The Ants with ioy did feed vpon their fare, Which they had storde while Summer season was: To whom for food a Grashopper did cry, And said she starude if they did help deny.