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6. VOC.

[O yee little flocke ]

1. part.

O yee little flocke, O yee faithfull shepherds

O yee little flocke, O yee faithfull shepherds, O yee host of heau'n, giue eare, vnto my song, and behold an Angell, and the glorie of the Lord, shone round about them, shone round about them, &c they all quaked for feare, quaked for feare, And the glorie of the Lord, shone round about them round about, shone round about, shone round about, about them, round about them, and they all quaked for feare, quaked for feare, quaked for feare.

[Feare not ]

2. part.

Feare not, for vnto you, is borne

Feare not, for vnto you, is borne, a Sauiour, and not to you, but to all, people, to all people, which is Christ our Lord, Christ our Lord,

And suddenly, suddenly, an host of heau'nly Angells, heau'nly Angells, sung and praised God, and saide, glorie bee to God on high, to God on high, peace bee on earth, on earth, good will to men, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

[And they crie one to another ]

3. part.

And they crie: one to another

And they crie: one to another, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts,

All the world is full of his glory, of his glory, holy, holy, holy holy is the Lord of hosts, all the world is full of his glory, Alleluia Alleluia.

[Loe how from heau'n like starres ]

1. part.

Loe, Loe how from heau'n like starres

Loe, Loe how from heau'n like starres, like starres, the Angells flying, the Angells flying, flying, bring back the day to earth in midnight lying,

Vp shepherds vp, this night, this night, this night is borne your King, you neuer heard the Sphears, you neuer heard the Sphears such Musique sing, you neuer heard the Sphears such Musique sing, such Musique sing, such Musique sing.

[I bring you tiding ]

2. part.

I bring you tiding, tiding, of ioyes

I bring you tiding, tiding, of ioyes, of ioyes aye biding, the Prince of Light, is borne this night, this night, so vp, so vp he sprang, so vp, so vp he sprang, and all heau'n sang,

ioye to the sorry, to God bee glory, to God bee glorie, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

[A stranger heere, as all my fathers were]

A stranger heere, as all my fathers were

A stranger heere, as all my fathers were, that went before, I wander too and fro, too and fro, from earth to heau'n is my pilgrimage, from earth to heau'n, is my pilgrimage, a tedious way for flesh and blood to goe, O thou, O thou that art the way, pittie the blinde, and teach mee how I may thy dwelling finde, I may thy dwelling finde, Amen. Amen, Amen.

[My Lord]

My Lord: Alleluia, Alleluia

My Lord: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

[An Eligie in memorie of Master Thomas Hynton.]

With mornefull Musique

With mornefull Musique, with mornefull Musique, now remember him, that while hee liu'd, did oft remember thee, and fill'd his Musiques Fountaine to the brimme, with thy sweet songs and pleasant harmony, and pleasant harmony, harmony, who was to Master, Children and to frend, so faithfull, kinde and true, so faithfull kinde and true as no man more, so wise, so learnd, so carefull, so carefull of his ende, as grac'd his liuing actions, and therefore, his death,

with sobbes & sighes, and sighs I will deplore, I will deplore, And wish to die, and wish to die, to liue in heau'nly blisse, to liue in heau'n, in heau'ly blisse, where worthie, Hynson, through gods mercie is, where worthy Hynson (is,) through gods mercie is, through gods mercie is.