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by Nathaniel Lee (1653? - 1692)

Thy Genius, lo
Language: English 
Thy Genius, lo, from his sweet Bed of rest,
Adorn'd with Jassamin, and with Roses drest,
The Pow'r Divine has rais'd to stop thy Fate;
A true Repentance never comes too late:
So soon as born, she made her self a Shroud,
The weeping Mantle of a Fleecy Cloud, 
And swift as thought, her Airy Journey took,
Her hand Heav'ns Azure Gate with trembling strook;
The Stars did with amazement on her look;
She told thy Story in so sad a Tone,
The Angels start from Bliss, and gave a groan.
But Charles beware, oh dally not with Heav'n,
For after this no Pardon shall be giv'n.

Text Authorship:

  • by Nathaniel Lee (1653? - 1692) [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), "Thy Genius, lo", Z. 604, from the incidental music to The Massacre of Paris, A-B [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 107

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