by Nahum Tate (1652 - 1715)
If now he burns with noble flame
Language: English
If now he burns with noble flame, When grown, what will he do? From Pole to pole he’ll stretch his fame And all the world subdue. Then Thames shall be Queen Of Tyber and Seine, Of Nilus, of Indus, and Ganges: And, without foreign aid, Our fleets be obey’d Wherever the wide ocean ranges.
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- 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), "If now he burns with noble flame", Z. 342 no. 7 (1695), from Birthday Ode for the Duke of Gloucester, no. 7. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-29
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Word count: 54