by Thomas Flatman (1637 - 1688)
With trumpets and shouts we receive the...
Language: English
With trumpets and shouts we receive the World's Wonder, And let the Clouds echo His welcome with thunder, Such a thunder as applauded what mortals had done, When they fixt on his Brows the Imperial Crown.
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- by Thomas Flatman (1637 - 1688) [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), "With trumpets and shouts we receive the World's Wonder", Z. 326 no. 8 (1684), from Welcome Song for Charles II, no. 8. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-04-02
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