Author: Nahum Tate (1652 - 1715)

Texts set to music as art song or choral works [warning - not necessarily comprehensive]

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Special notes: All titles and first lines are included in this index, including those used by composers.
Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
A language code in a blue rectangle like ENG indicates that a translation to that language is available.
A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.

• A Prince of glorious race descended FRE - Henry Purcell
• A Song - for anything (O have mercy Lord, on me) - Charles Edward Ives FIN FRE GER SPA
• Bid the Virtues, bid the Graces DUT - Henry Purcell (Bid the Virtues)
• Bid the Virtues (Bid the Virtues, bid the Graces) - Henry Purcell DUT
• Celebrate this festival (Crown the altar, deck the shrine) - Henry Purcell
• Come, ye Sons of Art, come away DUT - Henry Purcell (Come, ye Sons of Art)
• Come, ye Sons of Art (Come, ye Sons of Art, come away) - Henry Purcell DUT
• Crown the altar, deck the shrine - Henry Purcell (Celebrate this festival)
• Dido's Lament (Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me) - Henry Purcell CAT FRE ITA SPA
• Gentle shepherds, you that know - Henry Purcell (Pastoral Elegy on the Death of Mr. John Playford)
• If now he burns with noble flame - Henry Purcell
• O have mercy Lord, on me FIN FRE GER SPA - Charles Edward Ives (A Song - for anything)
• Pastoral Elegy on the Death of Mr. John Playford (Gentle shepherds, you that know) - Henry Purcell
• Retir'd from any mortal's sight (Retir'd from any Mortal's sight) - Henry Purcell FRE
• Retir'd from any Mortal's sight FRE - Henry Purcell (Retir'd from any mortal's sight)
• See Nature, rejoicing, has shown us the way DUT - Henry Purcell (See Nature, rejoicing)
• See Nature, rejoicing (See Nature, rejoicing, has shown us the way) - Henry Purcell DUT
• Sound the Trumpet and beat the warlike Drum - Henry Purcell
• Sound the trumpet till around DUT FRE GER - Henry Purcell (Sound the trumpet)
• Sound the trumpet (Sound the trumpet till around) - Henry Purcell DUT FRE GER
• Strike the Viol, touch the Lute DUT FRE - Henry Purcell (Strike the Viol)
• Strike the Viol (Strike the Viol, touch the Lute) - Henry Purcell DUT FRE
• Tell me, some pitying angel, quickly say - Henry Purcell (The blessed Virgin's expostulation)
• Tell me, some pitying angel, quickly say (The blessed Virign's expostulation)
• The blessed Virgin's expostulation (Tell me, some pitying angel, quickly say) - Henry Purcell
• The blessed Virign's expostulation (Tell me, some pitying angel, quickly say)
• The day that such a blessing gave DUT - Henry Purcell (The Honour of a Jubilee)
• The Father brave as e’er was Dane - Henry Purcell
• The Graces in his Mother shine - Henry Purcell
• The Honour of a Jubilee (The day that such a blessing gave) - Henry Purcell DUT
• These are the sacred charms that shield DUT - Henry Purcell (These are the sacred charms)
• These are the sacred charms (These are the sacred charms that shield) - Henry Purcell DUT
• Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me CAT FRE ITA SPA - Henry Purcell (Dido's Lament)
• Who can from joy refrain, this gay - Henry Purcell
• Young Thirsis' fate ye hills and groves deplore - Henry Purcell (Young Thirsis' fate)
• Young Thirsis' fate (Young Thirsis' fate ye hills and groves deplore) - Henry Purcell

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