by Nahum Tate (1652 - 1715)
The Graces in his Mother shine
Language: English
The Graces in his Mother shine Of all the Beauties, Saints and Queens And Martyrs of her line. She’s great, let Fortune smile or frown, Her virtues make all hearts her own: She reigns without a Crown.
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- by Nahum Tate (1652 - 1715) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "The Graces in his Mother shine
", Z. 342 no. 5 (1695), from Birthday Ode for the Duke of Gloucester, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-29
Line count: 6
Word count: 37