by Nahum Tate (1652 - 1715)
The Honour of a Jubilee
Language: English
Available translation(s): DUT
The day that such a blessing gave No common festival should be. What it justly seem'd to crave, Grant, o grant, and let it have The honour of a Jubilee.
Authorship:
- 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 Honour of a Jubilee", Z. 323 no. 6 (1694) [bass and SATB chorus], from Come, ye Sons of Art, no. 6. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , title 1: "Ter ere van een jubileum", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Lidy van Noordenburg
This text was added to the website: 2008-10-20
Line count: 5
Word count: 30