AN ODE, ON THE DEATH OF Mr. Henry Purcell; Late Servant to his Majesty, and Organist of the Chapel Royal, and of St. Peter's Westminster.  
The Words by Mr. Dryden, and Set to Music by Dr. Blow.  
LONDON, Printed by I. Heptinstall, for Henry Playford, at his Shop in the Temple Change Fleetstreet, or at his House in Arundelstreet over against the Blue Ball. 1696.   

The ODE.  

I.  
MArk how the Lark and Linnet Sing,  
With rival Notes  
They strain their warbling Throats,  
To welcome in the Spring.  
But in the close of Night,  
When Philomela begins her Heavenly lay,  
They cease their mutual spite,  
Drink in her Music with delight,  
And lift'ning and silent, and silent and listening, and lift'ning and silent obey.   

II.  
So ceased the rival Crew when Purcell came,  
They Sung no more, or only Sung his Fame.  
Struck dumb they all admired the Godlike Man,  
The Godlike Man,  
Alas, too soon retired,  
As He too late began.  
We beg not Hell, our Orpheus to restore,  
Had He been there,  
Their Sovereign's fear  
Had sent Him back before.  
The power of Harmony too well they knew,  
He long e'er this had Tuned their jarring Sphere,  
And left no Hell below.   

III.  
The Heavenly Choir, who heard his Notes from high,  
Let down the Scale of Music from the Sky:  
They handed him along,  
And all the way He taught, and all the way they Sung.  
The Brethren of the Lyre, and tuneful Voice,  
Lament his lot: but at your own rejoice.  
Now live secure and linger out your days,  
The Gods are pleased alone with Purcell's Lays,  
Nor know to mend their Choice.   
FINIS.   

Flutes MArk, mark, mark how the mark, mark, mark how the Lark and Linnet Sin— g, Sin— g; mark, mark, Lark and Linnet Sin— g, Sin— g; mark, mark, mark, mark, mark how the Lark and Linnet Sin— g, Sin— mark, mark, mark how the Lark and Linnet Sin— g, Sin— g, — g; mark, mark, mark how the Lark and Linnet Sing, mark, mark, mark how the Lark and Linnet Sin— g, mark, mark, mark how the Lark and Linnet Sin— g, with Ri— val Notes they strain their war— with Ri— val Notes they strain their war— — bling Throats, they strain their war— — bling Throats, — bling, war— bling they strain their war— Throats with ri— val Notes, they strain their war— — bling, warbling Throats, with ri— val Notes they strain their war— — bling, war— bling Throats; to — bling, war— bling, war— bling Throats; to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, welcome in the Spring; they strain their war— welcome, to welcome, to well— come in the Spring; they strain their war— — bling, war— bling Throats, to — bling, war— bling, war— bling Throats, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, to welcome to welcome, to welcome, to welcome, welcome in the Spring. welcome, to welcome, to well— come, in the Spring. But in the close, in the close of But in the close, in the close of Night, but in the close in the Night, but in the close, in the close of Night, when close of Night, when Philomela, when Philo-mel gins her Heaven— Philomela, when Philomela begins her Heavenly, Heaven— — lie, Heavenly Lays; they cease their mutual, mu-tual spite, — lie, Heavenly Lays; they cease their they cease their mutual, mu— tual spite, their mu— tual mutual, mu— tual spite, they cease their mutual, mu— tual spite, their mu— tual spite; they cease their mutual, mu— tual spite; spite. they cease their mutual their mu— tual spite. they cease their mutual, mu— tual spite, their mu— tual spite. Drink in her Mu— — sick with delight, with de-light, drink in her Music, Drink in her Mu— sick with de— light, drink in her Mu— sick, drink in her Mu— drink in her Mu— sick with de— light, drink in her — sick, drink in her Mu— sick with delight; and listening, and Mu— sick with de— light, with delight; and silent, and silent, and listening, and listening, and silent, and listening, and silent, and silent, and listening, and listening, and silent, and listening, and listening, and silent, and list—ning, and silent, and silent, and listening, and list—ning, and silent, o— obey; silent o— obey; o— obey, o— obey, and silent, and lest— o— obey, obey, o— obey, and list—ning, and silent o— obey, — ning, and silent o-bey, and list—ning, and silent o— obey, o— and list—ning, and si-lent, and listening, and silent o-bey, o— — obey, o-bey, and list—ning, and si-lent o— obey, obey, o— obey. — obey, o— obey, and listening, and si— lent, and listening, and silent o— obey, o-bey, o— obey. 2d. Countertenor. So ceased the Ri— fall Crew when Pur— cell came, so ceased the Ri— fall Crew when Purcell came, they Sung no more, no more, they Sung no more, or on-ly, on-ly, or on— lie Sung his Fame, or on— lie Sung his Fame, or on— lie Sung his Fame; struck dumb they all admired, all, they all admired the matchless, the match— less Man, the matchless, matchless Man; a— 'las, a— 'las, a— 'las too soon re- — tired, the matchless, matchless Man, a— 'las, a— 'las too soon retired, as he— — too late, as he too late, too late began, he too late, as he too late, too late began. 2d. Countertenor. We beg not Hell our Or— pheus to restore, we beg not Hell our Or— pheus, we beg not Hell our Or— pheus to re— store; had he been there, had he been there, their Sov'raigns' fear had sen— t him back before, had he been there, had he been there, their Sov'raigns' fe— are had sent him back be— fore: we beg not. The power of Har— As before. — money too well they know, the power of Har— money, of Har— money, the power of Har— money too well they know; He long e'er this had turned the jarring, jarring, jarring, jarring Spheres, he long e'er this had turned the jarring, jarring, jarring, jarring Spheres, and left no Hell be— low: He long e'er this had turned the jarring, jarring, jarring, jarring Spheres, the jarring, jarring, jarring, jarring Spheres, and left no Hell be— low: he long, The Heavenly, Heavenly Choir, who heard his The Heavenly, Heavenly Choir, who heard his Notes from high, the Notes from high, the Heavenly, Heavenly Choir, who heard his Notes from Heavenly, Heavenly Choir, who heard his Notes from high, let down, let high, let down, let down the Scale of Music from on high, down the Scale of Music, of Music from on high: The Heavenly, Heavenly, The Heavenly, Heavenly Choir who heard his Notes from high, let down, let Choir, who heard his Notes from high, let down, let down, let down the Scale of down, let down the Scale of Music; let down the Scale of Music, of Music, of Music from on high, from on high; let down the Scale of Music, of Music from on Music from on high. They handed him along, alone— g, high, from on high. They handed him a— long, a— lon— and all the way The taught, alone— g, — g, they handed him a— long, alone— and all the way he taught, and all the way they Sung, and all, all the way they — g, and all the way he taught, and all the way they Sung; they handed him along, and all the way he taught, and Sung; they handed him along, they handed him along, and all the way they Sung, and all, all the way they Sung, all, all, they handed him along, and all the way he taught, and all the way they Sung, all, all, they handed him along all the way he taught, and all the way they Sung, and all, all the way they Sung. and all the way he taught, and all the way they Sung. Ye Brethren, ye Brethren of the Lyre, and tuneful, Ye Brethren, ye Brethren, tuneful, tuneful Voice; ye Brethren, ye Brethren of the Lyre, and tuneful, tuneful, tuneful Voice; ye ye Brethren lamen— t, lamen— t; ye Brethren, ye Brethren, lamen— t, lamen— t; ye Brethren, Brethren lamen— t, lamen— t his Lott, but lamen— t, lamen— t his Lott, but at your own re— at your own re— joyce, re— joy— ce, — joy— ce, now live secure and now live se— cure and lin— her out your lin— her out your days, now live se— cure and lin— her days, now live se— cure, now live se— out your days, now live se— cure and lin— her out your days; the Gods are — cure, now live secure and lin— her out your days; the Gods are pleased, are pleased a— loan, a— loan with Purcell's Lays, nor know, nor pleased, are pleased a— loan, a— loan with Purcell's Lays, nor know, nor know, nor know to mend their choice. know, nor know to mend their choice.  
FINIS.   

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