by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Sing a song of ioy
Language: English
Sing a song of ioy Prayse our God with mirth : His flocke who can destroy? Is hee not Lord of heau'n and earth? Sing wee then secure, Tuning well our strings : With voyce, as Eccho pure, Let vs renowne the King of Kings. First who taught the day From the East to rise? Whom doth the Sunne obey When in the Seas his glory dyes? Hee the Starres directs That in order stand : Who heau'n and earth protects But hee that fram'd them with his hand? Angels round attend, Wayting on his will ; Arm'd millions hee doth send To ayde the good or plague the ill. All that dread his Name, And his Hests obserue, His arme will shield from shame : Their steps from truth shall neuer swerue. Let us then reioyce, Sounding loud his prayse : So will hee heare our voyce And blesse on earth our peacefull dayes.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620) [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 Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), "Sing a song of ioy", published c1613, from the collection Two Bookes of Ayres - The First Booke, no. 15. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-16
Line count: 28
Word count: 149