Thy Genius, lo, from his sweet Bed of rest, Adorn'd with Jassamin, and with Roses drest, The Pow'r Divine has rais'd to stop thy Fate; A true Repentance never comes too late: So soon as born, she made her self a Shroud, The weeping Mantle of a Fleecy Cloud, And swift as thought, her Airy Journey took, Her hand Heav'ns Azure Gate with trembling strook; The Stars did with amazement on her look; She told thy Story in so sad a Tone, The Angels start from Bliss, and gave a groan. But Charles beware, oh dally not with Heav'n, For after this no Pardon shall be giv'n.
The Massacre of Paris
A play - incidental music by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695)
?. Thy Genius, lo  [sung text checked 1 time]
Authorship:
- by Nathaniel Lee (1653? - 1692) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Total word count: 107