by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
From stormy windes
Language: English
From stormy windes and grievious weather, Good Lord, preserve the Estridge Feather! O blessed Lord of heaven celestial, Which formed hast of thy most special grace Arthur, our prince, to us here terrestrial In honour to reign, Lord, grant him time and space, Which of alliance Our prince of pleasance By inheritance of Englond and France Right heir for to be; Wherefore now sing we: From stormy windes… Wherefore, good Lord, sith of thy creation Is this noble prince of royal lineage, In every case be his preservation, With joy to rejoice his due inheritance, His right to obtainIn honour to reign, This heir of Britayne, of Castille and Spain, Right heir for to be; Wherefore now sing we: From stormy windes… Now, good Lady, among thy saintes all, Pray to thy Son, the second in Trinity, For this young prince which is and daily shall be Thy servant with all his heart so free, O celestial, Mother maternal, Empress infernal, to thee we cry and call, His safeguard to be; Wherefore now sing we: From stormy windes…
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Edmund Turges (c1440 - c1502), "From stormy windes" [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-24
Line count: 32
Word count: 178