SUPERIUS. SONGS AND PSALMS composed into 3. 4. and 5. parts, for the use and delight of all such as either love or learn MUSIC: BY JOHN MUNDY Gentleman, bachelor of Music, and one of the organist of her majesties free Chapel of WINDSOR. Imprinted at London by Thomas Est, (the assign of William Byrd,) dwelling in Aldersgate street, at the sign of the black Horse. 1594. TO THE RIGHT HOnourable, Robert Devorax, Earl of Essex and Ewe, Viscount of Hereford, Lord Ferrer of Chartley, Borcher, and Louvain, Master of the Queen's majesties Horse, Knight of the noble order of the Garter, and one of her majesties most Honourable privy Council. RIght Honourable, knowing the tediousness of time, to be best beeguiled by the sweetness of exercise, I have exercised the nine sweet Muses, with greedy affection, to delight the tenth. Your Honour, is the same excellent tenth Muse, of more in valewable worth than the other nine. To your delight, I consecrate my duties, and offer up my night's labours for your days pleasures, and vouchsafe noble Lord, to grace the offering by your kind acceptation, & entertain with favour, the offerers entire devotion. In your favourable regard, consisteth my safest guard, and my Muse's security in your Honour's satisfaction. If I satisfy not you, I satisfy not any, although all beesids. If I content you, I hope I shall content all, whom I am to have regard not to discontent, & thereby I gain, which is the sweetest gain, the comfort of my labours. I therefore right humbly beseech your Honour, not presuming upon the worth of so poor and base a present, but upon the worthiness of your own noble heart, that this may rest secure under your Honourable patronage, as under privilege of a religious Sanctuarij, commended by your ready acceptance, and defended by your favourable countenance. Your Honours in all duty to be commanded. john Mundy. To the Reader. YOu that shall reap the pleasure and delight Of all his pain that hath composed these songs, His meaning well, with taking well requited, Give pains due praise, and skill what there to longs. So graced shall these first fruits of his skill, Make him with stodie, seek to please you still. josepho Lupo, Musico de sua Ma.tie ser má: I. Of 3. voc. SUPERIUS. Praise the Lord o my soul, while I live will I praise the Lord: ij. yea, as long as I have as I have any being, I will sing praises un- to my God. Every day will I give thanks, every day will I give thanks, ij. every day will I give thanks to thee and praise thy name thy name, and praise thy name thy name, and praise thy name for ever more. II. Of 3. voc. SUPERIUS. Save me o God and that with speed, the waters flow ij. the waters flow full fast, ij. so nigh my soul do they proceed, that I am sore a- gast. I stick full deep in filth and clay, ij. in filth and clay, where as I feel no ground: I fall into such floods, I fall into such floods I say, such floods I say, that I am like be drowned. III. Of 3. voc. SUPERIUS. O All ye nations o all ye nations of the Lord, O all ye nations of the Lord, praise ye the Lord all- ways: and all the people e- very where, set forth his noble praise, his noble praise. For great his kindness is to his, to his, ij. his truth endures for aye: wherefore praise ye the Lord our God, praise ye the Lord I say. FOUR The first part. Of 3. voc. SUPERIUS. BLessed art thou that fearest God, and walkest in his way: for of thy labour thou shalt eat shalt eat, happy art thou happy art thou I say. Like fruitful Vines on thy house side, so doth thy wife spring out: ij. thy wife spring out: Thy Children stand like Olive plants, ij. thy table round about about. ij. thy table round about. V The second part. Of 3. voc. SUPERIUS. THus art thou blest that fearest God, ij. and he shall let thee see let thee see: the promised jerusalem, jerusa- lem, & his fe-lici-ty. Thou shalt thy children's children see, thy chil-dren see, to thy great joys, en- crease: and likewise grace on Isra- ell, prosperity and peace. VI Of 3. voc. SUPERIUS. Hear my prayer, o Lord, and consider my desire: consider my de- sire: consider my de-sire: hearken unto me, unto me, ij. ij. and enter not into judgement with thy servant: for in thy sight, in thy sight, for in thy sight, shall no man living be justified. be justi- fied. VII. Of 3. voc. SUPERIUS. Ye people all in one accord, ij. in one ac- cord, clap hands and eke rejoice: Be glad & sing unto the Lord, with sweet and pleasant voice. ij. Sing praises to our God, sing praises to our God, sing praise, sing prai-ses to our king, for God is king of all the earth, ij. all thankful praises sing. ij. all thankful prai-ses sing. VIII. Of 3. voc. SUPERIUS. O O Lord turn not away thy face, ij. ij. from him that lies that lies prostrate: lamenting sore his sinful life, sore his sinful life, before thy mercy gate, which gate thou openest wide to those, that do lament their sin, their sin, shut not that gate that gate, shut not that gate against me Lord, but let me enter in. enter in. ij. ij. ij. let me enter in. IX. Of 3. voc. SUPERIUS. O Come let us lift up our voice, let: ij. and sing unto the Lord: ij. ij. to the Lord: in him our rock of health rejoice, in: ij. let us with one ac- cord. Yea let us come before his face to give him thanks and praise, in singing Psalms unto his grace, unto his grace, ij. un- to his grace, let us be glad always. glad all- ways, let us be glad always, be glad always. X. Of 3. voc. SUPERIUS. OF all the birds that I have heard, that I have heard, the Nightingale doth bear the bell, ij. whose pretty pretty tunes, pretty tunes, whose: ij. ij. all other birds excel, all other birds doth far excel, but if such voices were not dear, were not dear, I would my Mistress sung so clear. ij. two. ij. so clear so clear. XI. Of 3. voc. SUPERIUS. AS I went a walking in the month of May, in the month of May, merrily talking, merrily talking, I thus began to say, where dwelleth Love, dwelleth Love, where dwelleth Love, ij. where dwelleth Love that lively Boy, that lively Boy, how might I see his face, that breedeth pain, and bringeth joy, that breedeth pain and bringeth joy, that alterith every case: then with a sigh I did refrain, I did refrain, and to the world let it re-maine. & ij. & ij. XII. Of 3. voc. SUPERIUS. Turn about & see me, & see me, & see me, how lustily, lustily, lusty I spring as joyfully as may be, as glad as glad as glad as any thing: If you will ask the cause & why, I mean to tell you by & by. I: ij. she lives the I do honour most, far passing all, far passing all the rest, a mighty Prince & excellent, ij. sweet Eglantine the best: sweet Eglantine the best: then joy with me with me, ij. ij. joy with me, ij. both great and small, her life brings joy unto us all, unto us all. her ij. Hear endeth the songs of three parts. XIII. Of 4 voc. SUPERIUS. LOrd to thee I make my moan, I make my moan, when dangers me oppress : I call, I sigh, I call, I sigh, I sigh, I plain and grorie, trusting to find release. Hear now o Lord, ij. ij. my request, for it is due time, it is full due time: and let thine ears be ever priest, ever priest, and: ij. unto this prayer mine. un-to this prayer mine. this prayer mine. XIIII. Of 4 voc. SUPERIUS. O Lord of whom I do depend, ôi ij. I do depend, behold my careful heart: behold be- hold my careful heart: and when thy will and pleasure is, &: ij. release me of my smart. ij. thou seest my sorrows what they are, what they are, my grief is known to thee: and there is none that can remove, or take the same or take the same from me. or: ij. or take the same from me. XV. Of 4 voc. SUPERIUS. SIng ye unto the Lord our God, sing ye un- to the Lord the Lord our God, a new rejoicing song: rejoicing song: a ij. and let the praise of him be heard, his holy saints among. ij. Let Israel rejoice in him, that made that made him of nothing: and let the seed of Zion eke, ij. be joyful, be joyful of their king. be joyful of their king. ij. of their king. XVI. Of 4 voc. SUPERIUS. I Lift my Heart to this, ij. my heart to thee, my God & guide most just: Now suffer me to take no shame, to take no shame, for in thee do I trust Let not my foes rejoice, nor make a scorn of me: ij. make a scorn of me: and let them not be overthrown, ij. ij. that put their trust in thee. ij. that put their trust in thee. XVII. Of 4 voc. SUPERIUS. MY prime of youth is but a frost is but a frost of cares, of cares, my feast of joy, is but a dish of pain my: ij. my crop of corn is but a field of tars, but a field a fleed of tars, & all my goods is but vain hope of gain, the day is past, the day is past, and yet I saw no sun, and now I live, and now my life is done. and now I live, I live, and now my life is done. my life is done. XVIII. Of 4 voc. SUPERIUS. IN deep distress to live without de-, light, were such a life as few as few I think would crave, in pangs and pains, to languish day and night, in: ij. were to to much for one poor soul to have, if weal and woe will thus continue strife, if: ij. a gentle death were good to cut of such a life. to cut of such a life. a gentle: ij. a gentle death were good to cut of such a life. XIX. Of 4 voc. SUPERIUS. THE longer that I live that I live, the more of- fence doth flow, the more offence the more of- fence doth flow, ij. the more offence I give, ij. the more account the more account I own, I own, the more account I make, ij. the harder it will be, harder it will be, wherefore to live my heart doth shake, death is a gain to me. to me. death is a gain again to me. XX. The first part. Of 4. voc. SUPERIUS. THe shepherd Strephon, loved, loved fair Do-ri-da, the finest shephardis in all our field, whose loyal love, when she would not obey, ne by in- treties forced once to yield, all on his knees, ij. unto the seemly saint, in woeful wise thus 'gan he make his plaint. XXI. The second part. Of 4. voc. SUPERIUS. Witness ye heavens, ye heavens, the palace of the Gods, the palace of the Gods, of the Gods, witness ye Gods, which hold your seats therein, witness hell furies with revengeful rods, witness fond love and all that love can win, witness the air, ij. fire, water, earth & all, how I have lived, ij. a vassal at thy call. a vassal at thy call. XXII. Of 4. voc. SUPERIUS. HAigh ho I'll go to blow no more, no more, I'll: ij. sit down & take thy rest, ij. of golden groats I have good store, to flaunt it, to: ij. to: ij. in the best, but I love, & I love, I love, and who think you, ij. the finest 'las that ere you knew, that ere you knew, the finest 'las that ere you knew, which makes me sing when I should cry, haigh ho for love I die. I die, ij. haigh ho for love I die. haigh ho for love I die. Hear endeth the songs of four parts. XXIII. Of 5. voc. SUPERIUS. LOrd arise and help thy servant, Lord arise arise and help thy servant, which only trusteth in thee, trusteth in thee, which only trusteth in thee, for I am in mice- rye, ij. ij. for I am in mice- rye. ij. ij. in misery. XXIIII. Of 5. voc. SUPERIUS. Have mercy on me o Lord, ij. have mercy on me o Lord, and grant me my desire, and grant me my de- sire, let truth & righteousness, dwell with me for ever, let truth and righteousness dwell with me for e- ver, so shall I always praise thy name, praise thy name, and sing to thee o my God. my God. ij. and sing to thee o my God. ij. o my God. XXV. Of 5. voc. SUPERIUS. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, ij. thou that dwellest in the heavens ij. ij. do well o Lord, to those that are true of heart, ij. that are true of heart, that are true of heart, do well o Lord, o Lord, do well o Lord o Lord, to those that are true of heart, for only in thee do I trust. XXVI. Of 5. voc. SUPERIUS. WEre I a king, ij. I might I might command content, were I obscure, unknown should be my cares, ij. and were I dead, ij. no thoughts on thoughts should me torment, nor words, nor words, nor wrongs, nor wrongs, nor loves, nor loves, nor hopes, nor fears, a doubtful choice of three things one to crave, a kingdom, or a cottage, or a grave, or agrave, a king- doom, or a cottage, or a grave. XXVII. The first part. Of 5. voc. SUPERIUS. IN midst of woods or pleasant grove, where all sweet birds do sing, ij. ij. my thought I heard, I heard so rare a sound, my thought I heard, I heard so rare a sound, which made the heavens to ring, the heavens to ring, ij. the charm was good, ij. ij. the noise full sweet, ij. each bird did play his part, and I admired to hear the same, joy sprung into my heart. joy sprung in- to my heart. XXVIII. The second part. Of 5. voc. SUPERIUS. THE black bird made the sweetest sound, ij. the swee-test sound, whose tunes did far ex- cell, full pleasantly and most profound, ij. was all things placed well, placed well, thy pretty tunes mine own sweet bird, ij. mine own sweet bird, done with so good a grace, ij. extols thy name pre- fers the same, abroad in every place, thy Music grave bedecked well, Bee- decked well, with sundry points of skill, beewraife thy knowledge excellent, ij. ij. ij. engrafted engrafted in thy Will, my tongue shall speak, my pen shall write, in praise in praise of thee to tell, the sweetest bird that ever was, ij. in friendly sort farewell. in friendly sort farewell. XXIX. Of 5. voc. SUPERIUS. PEnelope, that longed that longed for the sight, the sight of her Ulysses, wandering all to long, all to long, felt never joy, ij. ij. wherein she took delight, although she lived in greatest joys among, so I poor wretch, ij. ij. ij. possessing that I crave, both live & lack by wrong of that I have, them blame me not, although to heavens I cry, to heavens I cry, to heavens I cry, to heavens I cry, and pray the gods, the gods, & pray the Gods that shortly I might die. that shortly I might die. XXX. Of 5. voc. SUPERIUS. WHo loves a life devoid of quiet rest, of qui- et rest, ij. and seeks content in dens of cruel care, cruel care, who most triumphs when most he is oppressed, & weens him free, weens him free, and weens him free when fast he is in snare, who in the sweet, ij. in the sweet doth find the sourest taste, his life is love, ij. is love, ij. his food is vain repast. repast. his food is vain repast. vain repast. ij. is vain repast, his food is vain repast. A Table of all the songs contained in these Books. Songs of three parts. Praise the Lord o my soul, I Save me o God and that with speed. TWO O all ye nations of the Lord. III Blessed art thou that fearest God. The first part. IIII Thus art thou blest that fearest God. The second part. V Hear my prayer o Lord. VI Ye people all in one accord. VII O Lord turn not away thy face. VIII O come let us lift up our voice. IX Of all the birds that I have heard. X As I went a walking in the month of May. XI Turn, about and see me. XII Songs of four parts LOrd to thee I make my moan. XIII O Lord of whom I do depend. XIIII Sing ye unto the Lord. XV I lift my heart to thee. XVI My prime of youth. XVII In deep distress. XVIII The longer I live. XIX The shepherd Strephon. The first part. XX Witness ye heavens. The second part. XXI Haigh ho I'll go to plow. XXII Songs of five parts. LOrd arise and help. XXIII Have mercy on me Lord. XXIIII Unto thee lift I up mine eyes. XXV Were I a King. XXVI In midst of woods. The first part. XXVII The black bird. The second part. XXVIII Penelope. XXIX Who loves a life. XXX FINIS. CONTRATENOR. SONGS AND PSALMS composed into 3. 4. and 5. parts, for the use and delight of all such as either love or learn MUSIC: BY JOHN MUNDY Gentleman, bachelor of Music, and one of the organist of her majesties free Chapel of WINDSOR. Imprinted at London by Thomas Est, (the assign of William Byrd,) dwelling in Aldersgate street, at the sign, of the black Horse. 1594. TO THE RIGHT HOnourable, Robert Devorax, Earl of Essex and Ewe, Viscount of Hereford, Lord Ferrer of Chartley, Borcher, and Louvain, Master of the Queen's majesties Horse, Knight of the noble order of the Garter, and one of her majesties most Honourable privy Council. RIght Honourable, knowing the tediousness of time, to be best beeguiled by the sweetness of exercise, I have exercised the nine sweet Muses, with greedy affection, to delight the tenth. Your Honour, is the same excellent tenth Muse, of more in valewable worth than the other nine. To your delight, I consecrate my duties, and offer up my night's labours for your days pleasures, and vouchsafe noble Lord, to grace the offering by your kind acceptation, & entertain with favour, the offerers entire devotion. In your favourable regard, consisteth my safestgard, and my Muse's security in your Honour's satisfaction. If I satisfy not you, I satisfy not any, although all beesids. If I content you, I hope I shall contentall, whom I am to have regard not to discontent, & thereby I gain, which is the sweetest gain, the comfort of my labours. I therefore right humbly beseech your Honour, not presuming upon the worth of so poor and base a present, but upon the worthiness of your own noble heart, that this may rest secure under your Honourable patronage, as under privilege of a religious Sanctuarij, commended by your ready acceptance, and defended by your favourable countenance. Your Honours in all duty to be commanded. john Mundy. To the Reader. YOu that shall reap the pleasure and delight Of all his pain that hath composed these songs, His meaning well, with taking well requited, Give pains due praise, and skill what there to longs. So graced shall these first fruits of his skill, Make him with stodie, seek to please you still. josepho Lupo, Musico de sua Ma.tie ser má: XXIII. Of 5. voc. CONTRATENOR. LOrd arise and halp thy servant, which only trusteth in thee: in thee: which only trusteth in thee: for I am in misery. in misery. for I am in mice- rye. for I am in misery in misery. for I am in mice- rye. for I am in mice- rye. for I am in mice- rye. XXIIII. Of 5. voc. CONTRATENOR. Have mercy on me o Lord, ij. have mercy on me o Lord, have mercy on me o Lord, and grant me my de- sire: let truth and righteousness dwell with me for e- ver, let truth and righteousness dwell with me for e- ver for e- ver, so shall I always praise thy name, ij. and sing to thee o my God. and sing to thee o my God. o my God. XXV. Of 5. voc. CONTRATENOR. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, mine eyes, ij. ij. thou that dwellest in the heavens, ij. do well o Lord, o Lord, do well o Lord to those that are true of heart, ij. do well o Lord to those to those, do well o Lord to those that are true that are true of heart, for in thee do I trust. for in thee do I trust. XXVI. Of 5. voc. CONTRATENOR. WEre I a king, ij. I might I might command content, were I obscure, ij. unknown should be my cares, unknown should be my cares, and were I dead, ij. no thoughts no thoughts should me torment, nor words, nor words, nor wrongs, nor wrongs, nor loves, nor loves, nor hopes, nor fears, a doubtful choice, of three things one to crave, a kingdom or a cottage, or a grave. a: ij. a. kingdom a cottage or a grave. XXVII. The first part. Of 5. voc. CONTRATENOR. IN midst of woods or pleasant grove, where all sweet birds do sing, where all sweet birds do sing, my thought I heard, I heard so rare a sound, my thought I heard, I heard so rare a sound, which made the heavens to ring, ij. ij. the charm was good, ij. ij. the noise full sweet, ij. each bird did play his part. ij. and I admired to hear the same, joy sprung into my heart, into my heart, ij. joy sprung into my heart. XXVIII. The second part. Of 5. voc. CONTRATENOR. THE black bird made the sweetest sound, ij. whose tunes did far excel far excel, ij. full pleasantly and most pro-found ij. was all things placed well, thy pretty tunes, ij. mine own sweet bird, ij. done with so good a grace ij. so good a grace, extols thy name, prefers the same, abroad in every place, thy Music grave bedecked well, ij. with sundry points of skill, ij. bewraise thy knowledge excellent excellent, ij. ij. engrafted in thy Will, my tongue shall speak, my pen shall write in praise, in praise of thee to tell, the sweetest bird that ever was, ij. in friendly sort fare- well, in friendly sort farewell. XXIX. Of 5. voc. CONTRATENOR. PEnelope, that longed that longed for the sight of her Ulysses, wandering all to long, wandering all to long, ij. felt never joy, never joy, wherein she took delight, she took delight, although she lived, ij. in greatest joys among, so I poor wretch, ij poor wretch, possessing that I crave, both live & lack by wrong of that I have: them blame me not although to heavens I cry, all: ij. to heavens I cry, and pray the Gods, ij. ij. the Gods, ij. that shortly I might die. I might die. XXX. Of 5. voc. CONTRATENOR. WHO loves a life devoid of qui-et rest, ij. ij. ij. and seeks content in dens of cruel care, ij. who most triumphs when most he is oppressed, & weens him free, when fast he is in snare, when fast he is in snare, who in the sweet doth find the sourest taste, doth find the sourest taste, his life is love, ij ij. ij. his food, is vain repast. repast, his food is vain repast. ij. his food is vain repast. A Table of all the songs contained in these Books. Songs of three parts. Praise the Lord o my soul, I Save me o God and that with speed. TWO O all ye nations of the Lord. III Blessed art thou that fearest God. The first part. IIII Thus art thou blest that fearest God. The second part. V Hear my prayer o Lord. VI Ye people all in one accord. VII O Lord turn not away thy face. VIII O come let us lift up our voice. IX Of all the birds that I have heard. X As I went a walking in the month of May. XI Turn about and see me. XII Songs of four parts LOrd to thee I make my moan. XIII O Lord of whom I do depend. XIIII Sing ye unto the Lord. XV I lift my heart to thee. XVI My prime of youth. XVII In deep distress. XVIII The longer I live. XIX The shepherd Strephon. The first part. XX Witness ye heavens. The second part. XXI Haigh ho I'll go to plow. XXII Songs of five parts. LOrd arise and help. XXIII Have mercy on me Lord. XXIIII Unto thee lift I up mine eyes. XXV Were I a King. XXVI In midst of woods. The first part. XXVII The black bird. The second part. XXVIII Penelope. XXIX Who loves a life. XXX FINIS. MEDIUS SONGS AND PSALMS composed into 3. 4. and 5. parts, for the use and delight of all such as either love or learn MUSIC: BY JOHN MUNDY Gentleman, bachelor of Music, and one of the organist of her majesties free Chapel of WINDSOR. Imprinted at London by Thomas Est, (the assign of William Byrd,) dwelling in Aldersgate street, at the sign of the black Horse, 1594. TO THE RIGHT HOnourable, Robert Devorax, Earl of Essex and Ewe, Viscount of Hereford, Lord Ferrer of Chartley, Borcher, and Louvain, Master of the Queen's majesties Horse, Knight of the noble order of the Garter, and one of her majesties most Honourable privy Council. RIght Honourable, knowing the tediousness of time, to be best beeguiled by the sweetness of exercise, I have exercised the nine sweet Muses, with greedy affection, to delight the tenth. Your Honour, is the same excellent tenth Muse, of more in valewable worth than the other nine. To your delight, I consecrate my duties, and offer up my night's labours for your days pleasures, and vouchsafe noble Lord, to grace the offering by your kind acceptation, & entertain with favour, the offerers entire devotion. In your favourable regard, consisteth my safestgard, and my Muse's security in your Honour's satisfaction, If I satisfy not you, I satisfy not any, although all beesids. If I content you, I hope I shall contentall, whom I am to have regard not to discontent, & thereby I gain, which is the sweetest gain, the comfort of my labours. I therefore right humbly beseech your Honour, not presuming upon the worth of so poor and base a present, but upon the worthiness of your own noble heart, that this may rest secure under your Honourable patronage, as under privilege of a religious Sanctuarij, commended by your ready acceptance, and defended by your favourable countenance. Your Honours in all duty to be commanded. john Mundy. To the Reader. YOu that shall reap the pleasure and delight Of all his pain that hath composed these songs, His meaning well, with taking well requited, Give pains due praise, and skill what there to longs. So graced shall these first fruits of his skill, Make him with stodie, seek to please you still. josepho Lupo, Musico de sua Ma.tie ser má: XIII. Of 4. voc. MEDIUS. LOrd to thee I make my moan, I make my moan, Lord to thee I make my moan, I make my moan, when dangers me oppress: when dangers me oppress: I call, I sigh, plain and groan, plain and groan, trust-ing to find release . Hear now o Lord, o Lord, ij. o Lord, hear now o Lord, o Lord my request for it is full due time, and let thine ears be ever priest, &: ij. &: ij. be ever priest, unto this prayer mine. ij. unto this prayer mine. XIIII. Of 4. voc. MEDIUS. O Lord of whom I do de- penned, ij. ij. I do depend, be- hold my careful heart: ij. my careful heart: and when thy will and pleasure is, & pleasure is, release me release me of my smart. Thou seest my sorrows what they are, my sorrows what they are, my grief is known to thee: is known to thee: and there is none and there is none that can remove, that can remove, or take the same from me. or take the same or take the same from me. XV. Of 4. voc. MEDIUS. SIng ye unto the Lord our God, the Lord our God, a new rejoicing song, rejoicing sung and let the praise of him be heard, his holy saints among. ij. Let Isra- ell rejoice in him, that made that made thee of no- thing, and let the seed of Si-on eke, of Si-on eke, &: ij. be joyful, ij. in their king. be joyful in their king. in their king. XVI. Of 4. voc. MEDIUS. I Lift my heart to thee. ij. ij. my God and guide most just: and guide most just, now suffer me to take no shame, for in thee do I trust. ij. Let not my foes rejoice, ij. nor make a scorn a scorn of me: nor make a scorn of me: and let them not be overthrown, &: ij. &: ij. be overthrown, that put their trust in thee. that put their trust in thee. XVII. Of 4. voc. MEDIUS. MY prime of youth is but a frost of cares, but a frost of cares, is but a frost of cares, my feast of joy is but a dish of pain, my ij. my crop of corn, my crop of corn is but a field of tears, & all my goods is but vain hope of gain. and ij. The day is past, and yet I saw no Sun: the ij. and now I live and now my life is done, and now I live, and now my life is done. and now my life is done. my life is done. XVIII. Of 4. voc. MEDIUS. IN deep distress to live without delight, ij. were such a life as few I think would crave, as few I think would crave, as few I think would crave, in pangs and pains, to languish day and night, were to to much for one poor soul to have, one poor soul to have. If weal and woe will thus continue strife, a gentle death were good to cut of such a life, such a life, a ij. a ij. a gentle death were good to cut of such a life. XIX. Of 4. voc. MEDIUS. THE longer that I live, the more offence doth flow, doth flow, the ij. the ij. the ij. the more offence I give, ij. the more account I owe. ij. ij. the more account I make. ij. the harder it will be, ij. wherefore to live my heart doth shake, ij. death is a gain to me. death is a gain to me. XX. Of 4. voc. MEDIUS. THe Shepherd Strephon: XXI. The second part. Of 4. voc. MEDIUS. Witness ye heavens. XXII. Of 4. voc. MEDIUS. HAigh ho I'll go to blow no more, no more, sit down and take thy rest, ij. of golden groats I have great store, to flaunt it, ij. to flaunt it with the best, but I love, and I love, and who think you, and who think you, the fi-nest Las that ere you knew, ij. the finest Las that ere you knew, that ere you knew, which makes me sing when I should cry, haigh ho for love I die. ij. ij. haigh ho for love I die. haigh ho for love I die. Hear endeth the songs of four parts. XXIII. Of 5. voc. MEDIUS. LOrd a rise and help thy servant, Lord a rise and help thy servant, help thy servant , which only trusteth in thee: which only trusteth in thee: ij. for I am in mi- se-rie. in misery, for I am in mice- rye. for: ij. for: ij for: ij for: ij. for I am in misery. XXIIII. Of 5. voc. MEDIUS. Have mercy on me o Lord, have mércie on me o Lord, & grant me my desire: grant me my de- sire: let truth and right- teousnesse dwell with me for ever, dwell with me for ever, let righteousness dwell with me for ever, So shall I always praise thy name, and sing to thee o my God. & iij. and sing to thee o my God. and sing to thee o my God. XXV. Of 5. voc. MEDIUS. un- to thee lift I up mine eyes, ij. mine eyes, thou that dwellest in the heavens, ij. ij. do well o Lord to those that are true of heart ij. ij. do well o Lord to those, do well o Lord to those that are true of heart, for only in thee in thee do I trust. XXVI. Of 5. voc. MEDIUS. WEre I a king, ij. I might I might command content, were I ob- scure, ij. unknown should be my cares, my cares, and were I dead, & ij. no thoughts no thoughts should me tor- meant, nor words, nor words, nor wrongs, nor wrongs, nor Loves, nor Loves, nor hopes, nor fears, a doubtful choice, a doubtful choice, of three things one to crave, a kingdom or a cottage, or a grave, a cottage or a grave. or a grave. a kingdom or a cottage or a grave. XXVII. The first part. Of 5. voc. MEDIUS. IN midst of woods or pleasant grove, where all sweet birds do sing: where: ij. ij. my thought I heard, I heard, so rare a sound, my: ij. which made the heavens to ring. ij the heavens to ring. the charm was good, was good, ij. ij. the noise full sweet, ij. each bird did play his part, ij. and I admired to hear the same, the same, joy sprung into my heart. joy sprung into my heart. XXVIII. The second part. Of 5. voc. MEDIUS. THE black bird made the sweetest sound, the black bird made the sweetest sound, the sweetest sound, whose tunes did far excel, ij. full pleasantly and most profound, ij. and most profound was allthings placed well, thy pretty tunes mine own sweet bird, mine own sweet bird, thy: ij. done with so good a grace, ij. ij. extols thy name, prefers the same, abroad in every place, thy Music grave bedecked well, bedecked well with sundry points of skill, with: ij. beewraies thy knowledge excellent, ij. ij. ij. engrafted in thy Will: my tongue shall speak, my pen shall write in praise, in praise of thee to tell, the sweetest bird that ever was, the sweetest bird that ever was, that ever was, in friendly sort farewell. in friendly sort farewell. XXIX. Of 5. voc. MEDIUS. PEnelope, that longed that longed for the sight, for the sight of her Ulysses, wandering all to long, wandering all to long, all to long, felt never never joy, felt never joy wherein she took delight, wherein she took delight, although she lived in greatest joys among, so I poor wretch, poor wretch, so I poor wretch pos-sessing that I crave, both live & lack, by wrong of that I have: then blame me not, although to heavens I cry, to heavens I cry, to: ij. & pray the gods, and pray the gods, that short-ly I may die. &: ij. XXX. Of 5. voc. MEDIUS. WHO loves a life devoid of quiet rest, de- void of quiet rest, ij. devoid of quiet rest, and seeks content in dens of care, who most triumphs when most he is oppressed, and weens him free, when fast he is in snare, ij. who in the sweet doth find the sourest taste, the sourest taste, his life is love, ij. love, his life is love, ij. his food is vain repast, his: ij. is vain repast. ij. ij. repast. his food is vain repast. A Table of all the songs contained in these Books. Songs of three parts. Praise the Lord o my soul, I Save me o God and that with speed. TWO O all ye nations of the Lord. III Blessed art thou that fearest God. The first part. IIII Thus art thou blest that fearest God. The second part. V Hear my prayer o Lord. VI Ye people all in one accord. VII O Lord turn not away thy face. VIII O come let us lift up our voice. IX Of all the birds that I have heard. X As I went a walking in the month of May. XI Turn about and see me. XII Songs of four parts LOrd to thee I make my moan. XIII O Lord of whom I do depend. XIIII Sing ye unto the Lord. XV I lift my heart to thee. XVI My prime of youth. XVII In deep distress. XVIII The longer I live. XIX The shepherd Strephon. The first part. XX Witness ye heavens. The second part. XXI Haigh he I'll go to plow. XXII Songs of five parts. LOrd arise and help. XXIII Have mercy on me Lord. XXIIII Unto thee lift I up mine eyes. XXV Were I a King. XXVI In midst of woods. The first part. XXVIII The black bird The second part. XXVIII Penelope. XXIX Who loves a life. XXX FINIS. TENOR. SONGS AND PSALMS composed into 3. 4. and 5. parts, for the use and delight of all such as either love or learn MUSIC: BY JOHN MUNDY Gentleman, bachelor of Music, and one of the organist of her majesties free Chapel of WINDSOR. Imprinted at London by Thomas Est, (the assign of William Byrd,) dwelling in Aldersgate street, at the sign of the black Horse. 1594. TO THE RIGHT HOnourable Robert Devorax, Earl of Essex and Ewe, Viscount of Hereford, Lord Ferrer of Chartley, Borcher, and Louvain, Master of the Queen's majesties Horse, Knight of the noble order of the Garter, and one of her majesties most Honourable privy Council. RIght Honourable, knowing the tediousness of time, to be best beeguiled by the sweetness of exercise, I have exercised the nine sweet Muses, with greedy affection, to delight the tenth. Your Honour, is the same excellent tenth Muse, of more in valewable worth than the other nine. To your delight, I consecrate my duties, and offer up my night's labours for your days pleasures, and vouchsafe, noble Lord, to grace the offering by your kind acceptation, & entertain with favour, the offerers entire devotion. In your favourable regard, consisteth my safest guard, and my Muse's security in your Honour's satisfaction. If I satisfy not you, I satisfy not any, although all beesids. If I content you, I hope I shall content all, whom I am to have regard not to discontent, & thereby I gain, which is the sweetest gain, the comfort of my labours. I therefore right humbly beseech your Honour, not presuming upon the worth of so poor and base a present, but upon the worthiness of your own noble heart, that this may rest secure under your Honourable patronage, as under privilege of a religious Sanctuarij, commended by your ready acceptance, and defended by your favourable countenance. Your Honours in all duty to be commanded. john Mundy. To the Reader. YOu that shall reap the pleasure and delight Of all his pain that hath composed these songs, His meaning well, with taking well requited, Give pains due praise, and skill what there to longs. So graced shall these first fruits of his skill, Make him with stodie, seek to please you still. josepho Lupo, Musico de sua Ma.tie ser má: I. Of 3. voc. TENOR. Praise the Lord o my soul, ij. while I live will I praise the Lord, ij. yea as long as I have any being, yea as long as I have a- ny being, I will sing praises to my God. Every day will I give thanks, will I give thanks, every day will I give thanks, every day will I give thanks to thee, every day will I give thanks to thee, and praise thy name for ever more. and praise thy name, thy name for ever more. II. Of 3. voc. TENOR. Save me O God & that with speed, & that with speed, the waters flow full fast: ij. the waters flow full fast: so nigh my soul do they pro- ceded, do they pro- ceede, that I am sore aghast. I stick full deep in filthy clay, I stick full deep, ij. full deep in filth and clay, where as I feel no ground: I fall into such floods, ij. ij. into such floods, into such floods I say, that I am like that I am like be drowned. III. Of 3. voc. TENOR. O All ye nations ij. o all ye na-tions of the Lord, praise ye the Lord all ways: & all the people every where, every where, set forth his noble praise. ij. ij. ij. For great his kindness is to his, great his kindness is to his, his truth endures for aye: wherefore praise ye the Lord our God, praise ye the Lord I say. FOUR The first part. Of 3. voc. TENOR. BLessed art thou that fearest God, that fearest God and walkest in his way: for of thy labour thou shalt eat, thou shalt eat, happy art thou, happy art thou I say. ij. Like fruitful Vines on thy house side, on thy house thy house side, so doth thy wife spring out: thy wife spring out: ij. thy wife spring out, thy Children stand like Olive plants, ij. like Olive plants, thy table round about. ij. ij. thy table round about. V The second part. Of 3. voc. TENOR. THus art thou blest that fearest God, fearest God, ij. & he shall let thee see, ij. shall let thee see, the promised jerusalem promised je- rusa- lem, and his feli- ci- tie. ij. Thou shalt thy children's children see, children see, to thy great joys, ij. to thy great joys, great joys increase, and likewise grace on Isra- ell, on Isra- ell, prosperity and peace. VI Of 3. voc. TENOR. Hear my prayer, o Lord, and consider my desire: ij. hearken unto me, ij. hearken un-to me, ij. and enter not in- to judgement with thy servant: with thy servant: for in thy sight, shall no man living be justified. be justified. for in thy sight shall no man living be iustifi- ed. VII. Of 3. voc. TENOR. Ye people all in one ac- cord, in one ac- cord, clap hands and eke rejoice: ij. be glad and sing unto the Lord, unto the Lord, with sweet and pleasant voice. pleasant voice. with sweet and pleasant voice. Sing praises to our God, sing praise, ij. sing praises to our king: for God is king of all the earth, ij. God is king of all the earth, all skilful praises sing. ij. skilful praises sing, all skilful praises sing. VIII. Of 3. voc. TENOR. O Lord turn not away thy face, o Lord turn not a- way thy face, thy face from him that lies prostrate: lamenting sore his sinful life, his sinful life, before thy mercy gate, which gate thou openest wide to those, ij. that do lament their sin, shut not that gate against me Lord, but let me en-ter in. ij. let me enter in. ij. but let me en-ter in. IX. Of 3. voc. TENOR. O Come let us lift up our voice, come let us lift up our voice, O: ij. and sing un- to the Lord: ij. and sing un- to the Lord: ij. in him our rock of health rejoice, in him rejoice , let us with one ac- cord. Yea let us come before his face, before his face, and give him thanks and praise: in singing Psalms unto his grace, ij. unto his grace, let us be glad always. all- ways. let us be glad all- ways. X. Of 3. voc. TENOR. OF all the birds that I have heard have heard, the nightinggale doth bear the bell, ij. whose pretty pretty tunes, ij. whose pretty pretty sweet pleasing tunes, all other birds doth far excel, but if such voices were not dear, I would my Mistress sung so clear. ij. so clear. I: ij. so clear. I: ij. XI. Of 3. voc. TENOR. AS I went a walking in the month of May, merrily talking, meri- lie talking, I thus Bee- 'gan to say, where dwelleth Love, where dwelleth Love, ij. ij. where dwelleth Love that lively Boy, how might I see his face, see his face, that breedeth pain and bringeth joy, that breedeth pain, and bringeth joy, that alt'rith every case, then with a sigh I did refrain, with a sigh I did refrain, & to the world let it remain . re-main. &: ij. let it remain. &: ij. XII. Of 3. voc. TENOR. Turn about & see me, & see me, how lustily lustily. lu-sty I spring, as ioyfuly as may be, as glad as glad as any thing. If you will ask that cause & why, I mean to tell you by & by, to tell you by I & by, she lives that I do honour most, she. ij. far passing all the rest. all the rest. A mighty Prince & excellent & excellent, excellent, sweet Eglen Eglen-tine the best: the best: then joy with me, joy with me, then joy with me, ij. ij. joy with me both great & small, great & small, her life brings joy unto us all. her life brings joy un- to us all. Hear endeth the songs of three parts. XIII. Of 4. voc. TENOR. LOrd to thee I make my moan, ij. I make my moan, when dangers me oppress : when dangers ij. I call I sigh plain and groan, ij. trusting to find release, to find release. Hear now o Lord, ij. hear my request, hear my request, for it is full it is full due time: & let thine eres be ever priest, ij. be e- ver priest, let thine ears be ever priest, unto this prayer mine. ij. unto this prai- ermine XIIII. Of 4. voc. TENOR. O Lord of whom I do depend, ij. O: ij. behold my careful heart: ij. my careful heart and when thy will and pleasure is, ij. and pleasure is, release me of my smart. Thou seest my sorrows what they are, what they are, my grief is known to thee: ij. and there is none that can remove, or take the same from me. ij. ij. the same from me. XV. Of 4. voc. TENOR. SIng ye unto the Lord our God, sing ye, unto the Lord unto the Lord our God, sing: ij. sing: ij. a new rejoicing song: rejoicing song: and let the praise and let the praise of him be heard, his ho- lie saints a- 'mong. Let Israel rejoice in him, that made that made him of nothing, and let the seed of Si-on eke, and let the seed the seed of Si-on eke, be joyful in their king, ij. be joyful in their king. XVI. Of 4. voc. TENOR. I Lift my heat to thee, ij. my God and guide most just: ij. Now suffer me to take no shame, now suffer me suffer me to take no shame, for in thee do I trust. do I trust. Let not my foes rejoice, ij. nor make a scorn of me: ij. & let them not be o- verthrowne, and let them not be over- thrown, ij. that put their trust in thee. ij. that put their trust in thee. XVII. Of 4. voc. TENOR. MY prime of youth is but a frost of cares, ij. my feast of joys, my feast of joys is but a dish of pain, my crop of corn is but a field of tars, but a field of tars, and all my goods is but vain hope of gain, is but vain hope of gain, the day is past, the day is past & yet I saw no sun, I saw no sun, and now I live, now I live, and now I live, and now my life is done. ij. now my life is done. XVIII. Of 4. voc. TENOR. IN deep distress to live without delight, to live without delight, In deep distress, to live without delight were such a life as few I think would crave, as ij. in pangs and pains, to languish day & night, day and night, were to to much for one poor soul to have, if weal and woe will thus continue strife, continue strife, a gentle death were good to cut to cut of such a life, a ij. to cut of such a life, a gentle death were good to cut of such a life. XIX. Of 4. voc. TENOR. THE longer that I live, the more offence doth flow, the ij. the ij. more offence doth flow, the ij. the more offence I give, ij. the more account I own, ij. ij. the more account I make, I make, ij. the harder it will be, wherefore to live my heart doth shake, death is a gain to me. a gain to me. death is a gain to me. XX. The first part. Of 4. voc. TENOR. THE shepherd Strephon: XXI. The second part. Of 4. voc. TENOR. Witness ye heavens: XXII. Of 4. voc. TENOR. HAigh ho I'll go to blow no more, to blow no more, sit down & take thy rest, sit ij. of golden groats I have good store to flaunt it ij. to flaunt it with the best, but I love, &- I love, & I love, & who think you, & who think you, the finest Las that ere you knew, the finest Las that ere you knew, ij. that ere you knew, which makes me sing when I should cry, haigh ho for love I die. ij. haigh ho for love for love I die. ij. ij. ij. Hear endeth the songs of four parts. XXIII. Of 5. voc. TENOR. LOrd arise and help thy servant, ij. which only trusteth in thee, which only trusteth in thee, for I am in mi- see- rye, ij. ij. ij. ij. for I am in mi se- rye. ij. XXIIII. Of 5. voc. TENOR. Have mercy on me o Lord, ij. ij. and grant me my desire, let truth and righteous- nesse, dwell with me dwell with me for e- ver, dwell with me for e- ver, for e- ver, so shall I always praise thy name, and sing to thee o my God. my God, and sing to thee o my God. XXV. Of 5. voc. TENOR. un to thee lift I up mine eyes, mine eyes, ij. thou that dwell- lest in the heavens ij. ij. do well o Lord, ij. to those that are true of heart, to those that are true of heart, do well o Lord o Lord, do well o Lord to those that be true of heart, for only in thee in thee do I trust. XXVI. Of 5. voc. TENOR. WEre I a king ij. I might I might command content, were I obscure, ij. unknown should be my cares, and were I dead, ij. no thoughts no thoughts should me torment, nor words, nor words, nor wrongs, nor wrongs, nor loves, nor loves, nor hopes, nor fears, a doubtful choice of three things one to crave, a kingdom, or a cottage, or a grave. a cottage, or a grave a kingdom, or a cottage, or a grave. XXVII. The first part. Of 5. voc. TENOR. IN midst of woods or pleasant grove, where all sweet birds do sing, ij. my thought I heard, I heard so rare a sound, my thought I heard, I heard so rare a sound, which made the heavens to ring, ij. the charm was good, was good, ij. ij. the noise full sweet, ij. each bird did play his part, ij. his part, & I admired to hear the same, joy sprung into my heart. ij. joy sprung into my heart. XXVIII. The second part. Of 5. voc. TENOR. THE black bird made the sweetest sound, ij. whose tunes did far excel, ij. full pleasantly and most profound, & ij. was all things pla-ced well, thy pretty tunes mine own sweet bird, ij. done with so good a grace, ij. with so good a grace, extols thy name, prefers the same, abroad in every place, thy Music grave beedecked well, with sundry points of skill, ij. beewraise thy knowledge excellent, ij. ij. ij. in-grafted in thy Will, my tongue shall speak, my pen shall write, in praise of thee to tell, the sweetest bird that ever was, in friendly sort farewell. in friendly sort farewell. XXIX. Of 5. voc. TENOR. PEnelope, that longed for her V- lisses, that long long-ed for her Ulysses, wandering, wandering all to long, all to long, felt never joy, felt never joy, ij. wherein wherein she took delight although although she lived in greatest joys a- 'mong, among, so I poor wretch, ij. ij. possessing that I crave, both live & lack, by wrong of that I have, them blame me not although to heavens I cry, to: ij. all: ij. & pray the gods, the Gods, ij. the Gods, & pray the Gods that shortly I might die. that shortly I might die. XXX. Of 5. voc. TENOR. WHo loves a life devoid of quiet rest, de- void of quiet rest, who: ij. of quiet rest, and seeks content in dens of cruel care, of cruel care, in dens of cruel care, who most triumphs, when most he is oppressed, & weens him free, and weens him free, when fast he is in snare, when fast he is in snare, who in the sweet doth find the sourest taste, doth ij. his life is love, his ij. love, his life is love, his food is vain repast, vain repast, his food is vain repast. ij. ij. his food is vain repast. A Table of all the songs contained in these Books. Songs of three parts. Praise the Lord o my soul, I Save me o God and that with speed TWO O all ye nations of the Lord. III Blessed art thou that fearest God. The first part. IIII Thus art thou blest that fearest God. The second part. V Hear my prayer o Lord. VI Ye people all in one accord. VII O Lord turn not away thy face. VIII O come let us lift up our voice. IX Of all the birds that I have heard. X As I went a walking in the month of May. XI Turn about and see me. XII Songs of four parts LOrd to thee I make my moan. XIII O Lord of whom I do depend. XIIII Sing ye unto the Lord. XV I lift my heart to thee. XVI My prime of youth. XVII In deep distress. XVIII The longer I live. XIX The shepherd Strephon. The first part. XX Witness ye heavens. The second part. XXI Haigh ho I'll go to plow. XXII Songs of five parts. LOrd arise and help. XXIII Have mercy on me Lord. XXIIII Unto thee lift I up mine eyes. XXV Were I a King. XXVI In midst of woods. The first part. XXVII The black bird. The second part. XXVIII Penelope. XXIX Who loves a life. XXX FINIS. BASSUS. SONGS AND PSALMS composed into 3. 4. and 5. parts, for the use and delight of all such as either love or learn MUSIC: BY JOHN MUNDY Gentleman, bachelor of Music, and one of the organist of her majesties free Chapel of WINDSOR. Imprinted at London by Thomas Est, (the assign of William Byrd,) dwelling in Aldersgate street, at the sign of the black Horse. 1594. TO THE RIGHT HOnourable, Robert Devorax, Earl of, Essex and Ewe, Viscount of Hereford, Lord Ferrer of Chartley, Borcher, and Louvain, Master of the Queen's majesties Horse, Knight of the noble order of the Garter, and one of her majesties most Honourable privy Council. RIght Honourable, knowing the tediousness of time, to be best beeguiled by the sweetness of exercise, I have exercised the nine sweet Muses, with greedy affection, to delight the tenth. Your Honour, is the same excellent tenth Muse, of more in valewable worth than the other nine. To your delight, I consecrate my duties, and offer up my night's labours for your days pleasures, and vouchsafe noble Lord, to grace the offering by your kind acceptation, & entertain with favour, the offerers entire devotion. In your faworable regard, consisteth my safest guard, and my Muse's security in your Honour's satisfaction. If I satisfy not you, I satisfy not any, all- though all beesids. If I content you, I hope I shall content all, whom I am to have regard not to discontent, & thereby I gain, which is the sweetest gain, the comfort of my labours. I therefore right humbly beseech your Honour, not presuming upon the worth of so poor and base a present, but upon the worthiness of your own noble heart, that this may rest secure under your Honourable patronage, as under privilege of a religi- ous Sanctuarij, commended by your ready acceptance, and defended by your favourable countenance. Your Honours in all duty to be commanded. john Mundy. To the Reader. YOu that shall reap the pleasure and delight Of all his pain that hath composed these songs, His meaning well, with taking well requited, Give pains due praise, and skill what there to longs. So graced shall these first fruits of his skill, Make him with stodie, seek to please you still. josepho Lupo, Musico de sua Ma.tie ser má: I. Of 3. voc. BASSUS. Praise the Lord the Lord o my soul, while I live will I praise the Lord: will I praise the Lord: yea as long as I have any being, I will sing praises unto my God. Every day will I give thanks, give thanks, will I give thanks, every day will I give thanks to thee, give thanks to thee, and praise thy name for evermore, and praise thy name for ever more. II. Of 3. voc. BASSUS. Save me o God and that with speed, ij. the waters flow full fast: waters flow full fast: ij. ij. sony my soul do they pro- ceded, that I am sore aghast. ij. I stick full deep in clay, I stick full deep, I stick full deep in filth and clay, where as I feel no ground: I fall into such floods, ij. I say, floods I say, that I am like be drowned. III. Of 3. voc. BASSUS. O All ye nations of the Lord, praise ye the Lord always: praise the Lord praise the Lord always: and all ye peo-ple e- very where, set forth his noble praise, ij. ij. ij. for great his kindness is to his, his truth endures for aye: where fore praise ye the Lord our God, praise ye the Lord, praise ye the Lord I say. FOUR The first part. Of 3. voc. BASSUS. BLessed art thou that fearest God & walkest in his way: for of thy labour thou shalt eat; happy art thou ij. are thou I say Like fruitful Vines on thy house side, ij. so doth thy wife spring out: ij. Thy Children stand like Olive plants, thy Children stand like Olive plants thy table round a- bout ij. round a- bout. V The second part. Of 3. voc. BASSUS. THus art thou blest that fearest God, that fearest God, and he shall let the see: ij. the promised je- ru-sa- lem, and his fe- li- ci- ty. Thou shalt thy children's children see, ij. to thy great joys, ij. to thy great joys in- crease, and likewise grace on Isra- ell, on Isra- ell, pro- spe-ri-tye, and peace. VI Of 3. voc. BASSUS. Hear my prayer, o Lord, and consider my desire: hearken unto me, un-to me, hearken un- to me, hearken unto me, and en-ter not in- to judgement with thy servant: for in thy fight, shall no man living be justified, be justified, for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. VII. Of 3. voc. BASSUS. Ye people all in on accord, ij. clap hands and eke rejoice: and eke rejoice: be glad and sing un- to the Lord, to the Lord, with sweet and pleasant voice. Sing praises to our God, sing praises to our God, sing prai-ses to our king: for God is king of all the earth, God is king, of all the earth, all skilful praises sing. praises sing. all skilful pray- ses sing. VIII. Of 3. voc. BASSUS. O Lord turn not away thy face, Lord turn not away thy face from him that lies prostrate, lamenting sore his sinful life, sore his sinful life before thy mercy gate, which gate thou openest wide to those, that do lament their sin, shut not that gate a- 'gainst me Lord, but let me enter in. ij. let me enter in. ij. ij. let me en-ter in. IX. Of 3. voc. BASSUS. O Come let us lift up our voice, ij. our voice, and sing un- to the Lord: ij. ij. in him our rock of health rejoice , let us with one accord, yea let us come before his face, let: ij. to give him thanks and praise: in singing Psalms unto his grace, in singing Psalms un- to his grace, un-to his grace, let us be glad all- ways. glad always. X. Of 3. voc. BASSUS. OF all the birds that I heard, the Nyghtin- gale doth bear the bell: ij. whose pretty pretty tunes, whose pretty pretty fine sweet pleasing tunes, all other birds doth far excel ex-cel, but if such voices were not dear, I would my Mistress sung so clear. ij. so clear. ij. I would my Mistress sung so clear. XI. Of 3. voc. BASSUS. AS I went a walking in the month of May, merrily talking, ij I thus began to say, where dwelleth Love, ij. ij. where dwelleth Love that lively Boy, how might I see his face, that breedeth pain, and bringeth joy, that alt'rith every case: then with a sigh I did refrain, I did refrain, and to the world let it remain. remain. ij. and to the world let it re-maine. XII. Of 3. voc. BASSUS. Turn about and see me and see me and see me, how lu- stely lustily lusty, I spring, as joyfully as may as may be, as glad as glad as any thing. If you will ask the cause & why, I mean to tell you by and by, by and by, she lives that I do honour most, do honour most, far passing all the rest. A mighty Prince & excellent, excellent, Sweet Eglantine the best: the best than joy with 〈◊〉 ij ij joy, ij. ij. both great and small, her life brings joy unto us al. ij. un: ij. XIII. Of 4 voc. BASSUS. LOrd to thee I make my moan, ij. when dangers me oppress : ij. I call, I sigh, ij. plain and groan, trusting to find release, to find release. Hear now o Lord, ij. hear my request, hear my request, for it is full due time: and let thine ears be e- ver priest, ij. and let thine ears be ever priest, unto this prayer mine, unto this prayer mine. this prayer mine. XIIII. Of 4 voc. BASSUS. O Lord of whom I do de- penned, I do de-pend, behold my careful heart: ij. and when thy will and pleasure is, ij release me of my smart release me, re: ij. thou seest my sorrows what they are, ij. my grief is known to thee: is known to thee: and there is none that can remove, or take the same from me. or take the same from me. XV. Of 4 voc. BASSUS. SIng ye unto the Lord our God, unto the Lord our God, ij. A new rejoicing song: ij. and let the praise of him be heard, his ho- lie saints among. a- 'mong. Let Israel rejoice in him, that made that made him of nothing, and let the seed of Si-on eke, be joyful, be joyful of their king. XVI. Of 4 voc. BASSUS. I Lift my heart to thee, ij. ij. my God and guide most just: and guide most just: Now suffer me to take no shame, suffer me to take no shame, for in thee do I trust. ij. Let not my foes rejoice , rejoice, nor make a scorn of me: a scorn of me: and let them not be over thrown, and let them not be over thrown, and let them not be overthrown that put their trust in thee. in thee. that put their trust in thee. XVII. Of 4 voc. BASSUS. MY prime of youth is but a frost os cares, my feast of joy is but a dish of pain, my crop of corn is but a field of tars. ij. and all my goods is but vain hope of gain, and all my goods is but vain hope is but vain hope of gain, the day is past, the day is past and yet I saw no sun, and now I live and now my life is done. ij. and now my life is done. XVIII. Of 4 voc. BASSUS. IN deep distress to live without delight, were such a life as few I think would crave, ij. in pangs and pains, to languish day and night, to languish day and night, day and night, were to to much for one poor soul to have, if weal and woe will thus continue strife, if: ij. a gentle death were good to cut of fuch a life, a gentle death were good to cut of such a life, XIX. Of 4 voc. BASSUS. THE longer that I live, the more offence doth flow, the ij. the ij. the more offence I give, the more account I own, ij. the more account I make, ij. the harder it will be, wherefore to live my heart doth shake, death is a gain to me. ij. death is a gain to me. XX. The first part. Of 4 voc. BASSUS. THE shepherd Strephon: XXI. The second part. Of 4 voc. BASSUS. Witness ye heavens: XXII. Of 4 voc. BASSUS. HAigh ho I'll go to blow no mote, sit down and take thy rest, of golden groats I have great store, to flaunt it, to flaunt it with the best, but I love & I love, I love and who think you, &. ij. the finest 'las that ere you knew, ij. ij. that ere you knew, which makes me sing when I should cry, haigh ho for love I die, haigh ho for love for love I die. haigh ho for love I die. ij. haigh ho for love I die, Hear endeth the songs of four parts. XXIII. Of 5. voc. BASSUS. LOrd arise and help thy servant, Lord a- rise and help thy servant, which only trusteth in thee, trusteth in thee, for I am in mice- rye. ij. for I am in misery, mice- rye. for I am in misery. in misery XXIIII. Of 5. voc. BASSUS. Have mercy on me o Lord, o Lord, and grant me my desire: & grant me my desire: Let truth and righteousness dwell with me for ever, dwell with me for ever, for e- ver: so shall I always praise thy name, and sing to thee o my God. o my God. to thee o my God. and sing to thee o my God. XXV. Of 5. voc. BASSUS. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, ij. thou that dwellest in the heavens, that dwellest in the heavens, thou y● dwellest in the heavens, do well o Lord, o Lord, do well o Lord to those that are true of heart, that are true of heart do well o Lord, o Lord, do well o Lord to those that are true of heart, for only in thee do I trust do I trust. XXVI. Of 5. voc. BASSUS. WEre I a king, ij. I might I might command content, were I obscure, ij. unknown should be my cares, ij. and were I dead, ij. no thoughts no thoughts should me torment, nor words, nor words, nor wrongs, nor wrongs, nor loves, nor loves, nor hopes, nor fears, a doubt- full choice of three things one to crave a kingdom or a cottage, or a grave. a kingdom or a cottage or a grave. XXVII. The first part. Of 5. voc. BASSUS. IN midst of woods or pleasant grove, where all sweet birds do sing, my thought I heard, I heard so rare a sound, my thought I heard, I heard so rare a sound, which made the heavens to ring, ij. the charm was good, was good, the charm was good, the noise full sweet, the noise full sweet, each bird did play his part, did play his part, and I admired to hear the same, joy sprung into my heart. into my heart. joy sprung into my heart. XXVIII. The second part. Of 5. voc. BASSUS. THE black bird made the sweetest sound, ij. whose tunes did far excel, did ij. full pleasantly and most profound ij. was all things placed well, thy pretty tunes, mine own sweet bird, ij. done with so good a grace, with ij. extols thy name, prefers the same, abroad in every place, thy Music grave bedecked well, with sundry points of skill, with sundry points with sundry points of skill, bewraise thy know- ledge excellent, ij. ij. engrafted in thy Will, my tongue shall speak, my pen shall write in praise of thee to tell, the sweetest bird that ever was, the sweetest bird that ever was, in friendly sort farewell. in friendly sort farewell. XXIX. Of 5. voc. BASSUS. PEnelope, that longed for the sight the sight of her Ulysses, wandering, wandering all to long to long, wandering all to long, felt never joy, felt never joy, never joy wherein she took delight, although she lived lived in greatest joys a- 'mong, so I poor wretch, so I poor wretch possessing that I crave, both live & lack, by wrong of that I have, then blame me not although to heavens I cry, all: ij. to heavens I cry, & pray the gods ij. ij. & ij. that shortly I might die. ij. XXX. Of 5. voc. BASSUS. WHo loves a life devoid of quiet rest, ij. devoid of quiet rest, & seeks content in dens of cruel care of cruel care, who most triumphs, when most he is oppressed, & weens him free, weens him free, & weens him free when fast he is in snare, who in the sweet ij. doth find the sourest taste, his life is love, ij. is love, his food is vain repast. his food is vain repast. ij. is vain repast. is vain repast. A Table of all the songs contained in these Books. Songs of three parts. Praise the Lord o my soul, I Save me o God and that with speed. TWO O all ye nations of the Lord. III Blessed art thou that fearest God. The first part. IIII Thus art thou blest that fearest God. The second part. V Hear my prayer o Lord. VI Ye people all in one accord. VII O Lord turn not away thy face. VIII O come let us lift up our voice. IX Of all the birds that I have heard. X As I went a walking in the month of May. XI Turn about and see me. XII Songs of four parts LOrd to thee I make my moan. XIII O Lord of whom I do depend. XIIII Sing ye unto the Lord. XV I lift my heart to thee. XVI My prime of youth. XVII In deep distress. XVIII The longer I live. XIX The shepherd Strephon. The first part. XX Witness ye heavens. The second part. XXI Haigh ho I'll go to plow. XXII Songs of five parts LOrd arise and help. XXIII Have mercy on me Lord. XXIIII Unto thee lift I up mine eyes. XXV Were I a King. XXVI In midst of woods. The first part. XXVII The black bird. The second part. XXVIII Penelope. XXIX Who loves a life. XXX FINIS.