The anniversary ode for the fourth of December, 1697 His Majesty's birth-day another for New-Year's-Day, 1697/8 : both set to musick and perform'd at Kensington / the words by N. Tate ... Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715. 1698 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 6 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A62840 Wing T176 ESTC R4833 13471575 ocm 13471575 99699 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng William -- III, -- King of England, 1650-1702 -- Poetry. 2002-02 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2002-03 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2002-04 TCP Staff (Oxford) Sampled and proofread 2002-04 Judith Siefring Text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-05 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE Anniversary Ode FOR THE Fourth of DECEMBER , 1697. HIS Majesty's Birth-Day . Another for NEW-YEAR'S-DAY , 1697 / 8. Both Set to Musick , and Perform'd At KENSINGTON . The Words by N. TATE Servant to His MAJESTY . LONDON : Printed for Richard Baldwin near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane . MDCXCVIII . TO THE READER . THE Glorious Occasion upon which these Odes were written , viz. His Majesty's Birth-Day , and the New Year , accompanied with the Consummation of an Honourable PEACE , requir'd the utmost Liberties of Poetry ; but I was Confin'd ( for the Present ) to such Measures and Compass as the Musical Performance would admit ; upon which Consideration the Reader 's favourable allowance is requested , by His Humble Servant , N. T. THE ODE UPON His Majesty's Birth-Day . Set to Musick by Dr. STAGGINS . SUmmon to the chearful Plain The Graces and the Muses Train . They come , they come , in pompous Throng , And , as in State they march along , This is the Burthen of their Song : Chorus . Virtue is at last Regarded , And the Hero's Toils Rewarded . Hark how the Neighb'ring Nations round To Britain's Eccho'd Mirth resound ! And various Languages employ To speak the Universal Joy. Let Winter Smile , the Fields be Gay , Woods and Vales in Confort Sing , Flowing Tides their Tribute bring To Welcome Peace and Caesar's Day . The Trumpet 's Sound and Cannon's Roar , No longer are the Voice of War ; Yet both shall speak , and both be heard as far In Triumph now as in Alarms before . In ancient Times of lawless Sway , When Nations groaning lay , Despairing all , and all Forlorn , Then was the Great ALCIDES Born. Such was Europe's late Distress , When for the Suffering World's Repose , With equal Courage and Success , Our Second HERCULES arose . O Favour'd both of Earth and Heav'n ! To Thee , and only Thee , 't is giv'n Rome's first Caesars to out-do ; Our Iulius and Augustus too . War 's dismal Scene is chang'd to Peace , Yet shall not his Herculean Labours cease : Nobler Wars he now will wage , Against Infernal Pow'rs engage , And quell the Hydra-Vices of the Age. Grand CHORUS . So Glorious a Task does a Hero require , Whom Valour and Virtue alike do Inspire : 'T is a Triumph reserv'd for the Just and the Brave , Who Fights to give Freedom , and Conquers to Save . FINIS . THE ODE FOR NEW-YEAR'S-DAY , 1697 / 8. Set to Musick by Dr. BLOW . MUsick now thy Charms display , Let all thy Tuneful Sons appear , To Entertain the Genial Day , And kindly Treat the Infant-Year . Young as 't is , it brings along Blessings on its tender Wing ; Blessings to requite your Song ; Blessings that forestal the SPRING . Chorus . The promis'd Year is now arriv'd , That has the Golden Age reviv'd . The Prize our daring Warrior sought , Is now compleatly gain'd ; Not poorly Begg'd , nor dearly Bought , But Nobly , in the Field , obtain'd . PEACE her self could boast no Charms To draw our Hero from Alarms , From glorious Danger — till she came In Honour's recommending Name , And all the splendid Pomp of Fame . BELLONA else had still been heard , Thundring through the listed Plain ; EUROPE still , with restless Pain , Had for her fearless Champion fear'd . Harrass'd Nations , now at Rest , Eccho to each other's Joy , Their Breath in grateful Songs employ , For him who has their Griefs Redrest . Chorus . ] What then should Happy Brittain do ? Blest with the Gift and Giver too . On Warlike Enterprizes bent To Foreign Fields the Hero went ; The Dreadful Part He there perform'd Of Battels Fought , and Cities Storm'd : But now the Drum and Trumpet Cease , And wish'd Success his Sword has Sheath'd , To Us returns , with Olive wreath'd , To practice here the Milder Arts of PEACE . Grand CHORUS . Happy , Happy , past Expressing , Britain , if thou know'st thy Blessing ; Home-bred Discord ne'er Alarm Thee , Other Mischief cannot Harm Thee . Happy , if thou know'st thy Blessing . Happy , Happy , past Expressing . FINIS .