And thou, great Iuno! which with awful might The lawes of wedlock still dost patronize, And the religion of the faith first plight With sacred rites hast taught to solemnize, ... Eternally bind thou this lovely band, And all thy blessings unto us impart. ...
Prayer to Juno
Set by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Prayer to Juno", 1957, published 1957 [ baritone, mixed chorus, orchestra ], from cantata Epithalamion, no. 11, London, Oxford University Press [Sung Text]
Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.
Text Authorship:
- by Edmund Spenser (1552 - 1599), no title, appears in Amoretti and Epithalamion, in Epithalamion, no. 22
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Then I thy sovereign praises loud will sing, That all the woods shall answer and their echo ring.
Text Authorship:
- by Edmund Spenser (1552 - 1599), no title, appears in Amoretti and Epithalamion, in Epithalamion, no. 7
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Note from text:
Lifull, life-full.
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Gustav Ringel
Author(s): Edmund Spenser (1552 - 1599)