all the rest a mightie Prince excelēt ij sweet Eglentine the best sweet Eglentine the best thē ioy with mee with mee ij ij ioy with mee ij both great and small hir life brings ioy vnto vs all vnto vs all hir ij Heere endeth the songs of three parts XIII Of 4 voc SVPERIVS LOrd to thee I make my mone I make my mone when dāgers me op presse I call I sigh I call I sigh I sigh I plaine and grorie trusting to find release Heare now ô Lord ij ij my request for it is due time it is full due tyme and let thine eares bee euer prest euer prest and ij vnto this prayer myne vn-to this prayer mine this prayer mine XIIII Of 4 voc SVPERIVS O Lord of whome I doe depend ôi ij I doe depend behold my carefull heart behold be hold my carefull heart and when thy will and pleasure is ij release mee of my smart ij thou seest my sorowes what they are what they are my griefe is knowne to thee and there is none that can remoue or take the same or take the same from mee or ij or take the same from mee XV. Of 4 voc SVPERIVS SIng yee vnto the Lord our God sing yee vn to the Lord the Lord our God a new re-ioysing song reioysing song a ij and let the praise of him bee heard his holy saints among ij Let Is-ra-ell reioyce in him that made that made him of nothing and let the seede of Sion eke ij bee ioyfull bee ioyfull of their king bee ioyfull of their king ij of their king XVI Of 4 voc SVPERIVS I Lift my Heart to this ij my heart to thee my God guide most iust Now suffer mee to take no shame to take no shame for in thee doe I trust Let not my foes reioyce nor make a scorne of mee ij make a scorne of mee and let them not bee ouerthrowne ij ij that put their trust in thee ij that put their trust in thee XVII Of 4 voc SVPERIVS MY pryme of youth is but a frost is but a frost of cares of cares my feast of ioye is but a dish of payne my ij my crop of corne is but a feeld of tares but a feeld a fleed of tares all my goods is but vaine hope of gaine the day is past the day is past and yet I saw no sunne and now I liue and now my life is done and now I liue I liue and now my life is done my life is done XVIII Of 4 voc SVPERIVS IN deep distresse to liue without de light were such a life as few as few I think would craue in pangs and paines to languish day and night in ij were to to much for one poore soule to haue if weale 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 SVPERIVS THE longer that I liue that I liue the more of fence doth flow the more offence the more of fence doth flow ij the more offence I giue ij the more account the more account I owe I owe the more account I make ij the harder it will bee harder it will bee wherefore to liue my heart doth shake death is a gaine to me to mee death is a gaine againe to mee XX. The first part Of 4. voc SVPERIVS THe shepheard Strephon loued loued faire Do-ri-da the finest shephardis in all our feeld whose loyall loue when shee would not obay ne by in treties forced once to yeeld all on his knees ij vnto the seemely saint in woefull wise thus gan hee make his playnt XXI The second part Of 4. voc SVPERIVS VVItnesse yee heauens yee heauens the pallace of the Gods the pallace of the Gods of the Gods witnesse yee Gods which hould your seats therin witnesse hell furies with reueng-full rodds witnesse fond loue and all that loue can wyn witnesse the ayre ij fire water earth all how I haue liu'd ij a vassaile at thy call a vassaile at thy call XXII Of 4. voc SVPERIVS HAigh ho I hill go to plow no more no more I hill ij sit down take thy rest ij of gouldē groats I haue good store to flaunt it to ij to ij in the best but I loue I loue I loue 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 mee sing when I should cry haigh ho for loue I dye I dye ij haigh ho for loue I dye haigh ho for loue I dye Heere endeth the songs of foure parts XXIII Of 5. voc SVPERIVS LOrd arise and help thy seruant Lord arise arise and help thy seruant which onely trusteth in thee trusteth in thee which onely trusteth in thee for I am in mi-se rie ij ij for I am in mi-se rie ij ij in mi-se-rie XXIIII Of 5. voc SVPERIVS HAue mercie on mee ô Lord ij haue mercie on mee ô Lord and graunt mee my desire and graunt mee my de sire let truth righteousnesse dwell with mee for e-uer let truth and righteous-nesse dwell with mee for e uer so shall I alwaies praise thy name prayse thy name and sing to thee ô my God my God ij and sing to thee ô my God ij ô my God XXV Of 5. voc SVPERIVS VN-to thee lift I vp mine eyes ij thou that dwellest in the heauens ij ij doe well ô Lord to those that are true of heart ij that are true of hart that are true of heart doe well ô Lord ô Lord doe well ô Lord ô Lord to those that are true of heart for onely in thee doe I trust XXVI Of 5. voc SVPERIVS WEre I a king ij I might I might commaund content were I obscure vnknowne should bee my cares ij and were I dead ij no thoughts on thoughts should mee torment nor words nor words nor wrongs nor wrongs nor loues nor loues nor hopes nor feares a doubtfull choice of three things one to craue a kingdome or a cottage or a graue or agraue a king dome or a cottage or a graue XXVII The first part Of 5. voc SVPERIVS IN midst of woods or pleasant groue where all sweet byrds doe 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 heauens to ring the heauēs to ring ij the charme was good ij ij the noyse full sweet ij each byrd dyd play his part and I admir'd to heare the same ioy sprong into my heart ioy sprong in to my heart XXVIII The second part Of 5. voc SVPERIVS THE black byrd made the sweetest sound ij the swee-test sound whose tunes dyd far ex cell full pleasantly and most profound ij was all things placed well placed well thy pre-tie tunes mine owne sweet byrd ij mine owne sweet
sweet ij each byrd dyd play his part ij and I admir'd to heare the same ioy sprong into my heart into my heart ij ioy sprong in-to my heart XXVIII The second part Of 5. voc CONTRATENOR THE black byrd made the sweetest sound ij whose tunes dyd far excell far excell ij full pleasantly and most pro-found ij was all things placed well thy prety tunes ij mine owne sweet byrd ij done with so good a grace ij so good a grace extolls thy name prefers the same abroad in e-uery place thy Musick graue bedecked well ij with sundry poynts of skill ij bewraise thy knowledge excelent excelent ij ij in-grafted in thy Will my tongue shall speake my pen shall write in praise in praise of thee to tell the sweetest bird that e-uer was ij in friendly sort fare well in friendly sort fare-well XXIX Of 5. voc CONTRATENOR PEnelope that longed that longed for the sight of hir Vlisses wandring all to long wandring all to long ij felt neuer ioy neuer ioy wherin shee tooke delight shee tooke delight although shee liu'd ij in greatest ioys a-mōg so I poore wretch ij poore wretch possessing that I craue both liue lack by wrōg of y◠I haue thē blame me not although to heauēs I cry all ij to heauens I cry and pray the Gods ij ij the Gods ij that shortly I might dye I might dye XXX Of 5. voc CONTRATENOR WHO loues a life deuoide of qui-et rest ij ij ij and seeks content in dens of cruell care ij who most triumphes whē most he is oprest weens him free whē fast he is in snare whē fast he is in snare who in y◠sweet doth find the sow-rest tast doth find the sow-rest tast his life is loue ij ij ij his foode is vaine re past repast his foode is vaine repast ij his foode is vaine re-past A Table of all the songs contained in these Bookes Songs of three parts PRayse the Lord ô my soule I Saue mee ô God and that with speed II O all yee 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 Heare my prayer ô Lord. VI Yee people all in one accord VII O Lord turne not away thy face VIII O come let vs lift up our voyce IX Of all the byrds that I haue heard X As I went a walking in the month of May. XI Turne about and see mee XII Songs of foure parts LOrd to thee I make my mone XIII O Lord of whome I doe depend XIIII Sing yee vnto the Lord. XV I lift my heart to thee XVI My prime of youth XVII In deep distresse XVIII The longer I liue XIX The shepheard Strephon. The first part XX Witnesse yee heauens The second part XXI Haigh ho I hill go to plow XXII Songs of fiue parts LOrd arise and help XXIII Haue mercie on mee Lord. XXIIII Vnto thee lift I vp myne eyes XXV Were I a King XXVI In midst of woods The first part XXVII The black byrd The second part XXVIII Penelope XXIX Who loues a lyfe XXX FINIS MEDIVS SONGS AND PSALMES composed into 3. 4. and 5. parts for the vse and delight of all such as either loue or learne MVSICKE BY JOHN MVNDY Gentleman bachiler of Musicke and one of the Organest of hir Maiesties free Chappell of VVINDSOR Imprinted at London by Thomas Est the assigne of William Byrd dwelling in Aldersgate street at the signe of the black Horse 1594. TO THE RIGHT HOnourable Robert Devorax Earle of Essex and Ewe Vicount of Hereford Lord Ferrer of Chartley Borcher and Lovaine Master of the Queenes Maiesties Horse Knight of the noble order of the Garter and one of hir Maiesties most Honourable privie Councell RIght Honourable knowing the tediousnesse of time to bee best beeguiled by the sweetnesse of exercise I haue exercised the nine sweet Muses with greedy affection to delight the tenth Your Honour is the same excelent tenth Muse of more in valewable worth then the other nine To your delight I consecrate my duties and offer vp my nights labors for your dayes pleasures and voutsafe noble Lord to grace the offering by your kinde acceptacion entertaine with fauor the offerers entire deuocion In your fauorable regard consisteth my safestgard and my Muses securitie in your Honours satisfaction If I satisfie not you I satisfie not any although all beesids If I content you I hope I shall contentall whom I am to haue regard not to discontent therby I gaine which is the sweetest gaine the comfort of my labors I therfore right humbly beeseech your Honour not presuming vppon the worth of so poore and base a present but vppon the worthinesse of your owne noble hart that this may rest secure vnder your Honourable patronage as vnder priuiledge of a religious Sanctuarij commended by your redie acceptance and defended by your fauorable countenance Your Honours in all dutie to bee commaunded Iohn Mundy To the Reader YOu that shall reape the pleasure and delight Of all his paine that hath composd these songs His meaning well with taking well requit Giue paines due praise and skill what there to longs So graced shall these first fruits of his skill Make him with stodie seeke to please you still Iosepho Lupo Musico de sua mata ser má XIII Of 4. voc MEDIVS LOrd to thee I make my mone I make my mone Lord to thee I make my mone I make my mone when dangers mee opresse when dangers mee opresse I call I sigh plaine and grone plaine and grone trust-ing to find re lease Heare now ô Lord ô Lord ij ô Lord heare now ô Lord ô Lord my request for it is full due time and let thine eares be euer prest ij ij be euer prest vnto this prayer myne ij vnto this prayer mine XIIII Of 4. voc MEDIVS O Lord of whome I doe de pend ij ij I doe depend bee hold my carefull hart ij my carefull hart and when thy will and pleasure is plesure is release mee release mee of my smart Thou seest my sorowes what they are my sorowes what they are my griefe is knowne to thee is knowne to thee and ther is none and ther is none that can remoue that can remoue or take the same from mee or take the same or take the same from mee XV. Of 4. voc MEDIVS SIng yee vnto the Lord our God the Lord our God a new reioycing song reioycing song and let the praise of him bee heard his holy saints a-mong ij Let Is-ra ell reioyce in him that made that made thee of no thing and let the seede of Si-on eke of Si-on eke ij bee ioyfull ij in their king be ioyfull in their king in their king XVI Of 4. voc MEDIVS I Lift my heart to thee ij ij my God and guid most iust and guide most iust now suffer mee to take no shame for in thee doe I trust
pretie sweet pleasing tunes all other byrds doth far excell but if such voices were not deere I would my Mistris sung so cleere ij so cleere I ij so cleere I ij XI Of 3. voc TENOR AS I went a walking in the month of May merily talking meri ly talking I thus bee gan to say where dwelleth Loue where dwelleth Loue ij ij where dwelleth Loue that liuely Boy how might I see his face see his face that breedeth paine and bringeth ioy that breedeth paine and bringeth ioy that alt'rith euery case then with a sigh I dyd refraine w t a sigh I dyd re frain to the world let it re main re-main ij let it remain ij XII Of 3. voc TENOR TVrne about see me see me how lu-stely lu-stely lu-sty I spring as ioyfuly as may bee as glad as glad as any thing If you will aske that cause why I meane to tel you by by to tel you by I by she liues y◠I doe honor most she ij far passing al the rest all the rest A mighty Prince excelēt excelēt excelēt sweet Eglen tine the best the best thē ioy w t me ioy w t me thē ioy with mee ij ij ioy with me both great small great smal hir life brings Ioy vnto vs all hir life brings Ioy vn to vs all Heere endeth the songs of three parts XIII Of 4. voc TENOR LOrd to thee I make my mone ij I make my mone when dangers mee op presse when dangers ij I call I sigh plaine and grone ij trusting to find release to find release Heare now ô Lord ij heare my re quest heare my request for it is full it is ful due time let thine ere 's bee e-uer prest ij bee e uer prest let thine eares bee e-uer prest vnto this praier mine ij vnto this prai ermine XIIII Of 4. voc TENOR O Lord of whome I doe depend ij O ij behold my carefull heart ij my carefull hart and when thy will and pleasure is ij and pleasure is release mee of my smart Thou seest my sorowes what they are what they are my griefe is knowne to thee ij and there is none that can remoue or take the same from mee ij ij the same from mee XV. Of 4. voc TENOR SIng yee vnto the Lord our God sing yee vnto the Lord vnto the Lord our God sing ij sing ij a new reioycing song reioycing song and let the praise and let the praise of him bee heard his ho ly saints a mong Let Is-ra-ell reioyce in him that made that made him of nothing and let the seede of Si on eke and let the seede the seede of Si-on eke bee ioyfull in their king ij bee ioyfull in their king XVI Of 4. voc TENOR I Lift my heat to thee ij my God and guide most iust ij Now suffer mee to take no shame now suffer mee suffer mee to take no shame for in thee doe I trust doe I trust Let not my foes reioyce ij nor make a scorne of mee ij let them not bee o uerthrowne and let them not be ouer throwne 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 ioyes my feast of ioyes is but a dish of paine my crop of corne is but a feeld of tares but a feeld of tares and all my goods is but vaine hope of gaine is but vaine hope of gaine the day is past the day is past yet I saw no sunne I saw no sunne and now I liue now I liue and now I liue and now my life is done ij now my life is done XVIII Of 4. voc TENOR IN deep distresse to liue without delight to liue without delight In deep distresse to liue without delight were such a life as few I think would craue as ij in pangs and paines to languish day night day and night were to to much for one poore soule to haue if weale and woe will thus con tinue 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 liue the more offence doth flow the ij the ij more offence doth flow the ij the more offence I giue ij the more account I owe ij ij the more account I make I make ij the harder it will bee wherfore to liue my hart doth shake death is a gaine to mee a gaine to mee death is a gaine to mee XX. The first part Of 4. voc TENOR THE shepheard Strephon XXI The second part Of 4. voc TENOR VVItnesse yee heauens XXII Of 4. voc TENOR HAigh ho I hil go to plow no more to plow no more sit down take thy rest sit ij of goulden groats I haue good store to flaunt it ij to flaūt it with the best but I loue I loue I loue 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 loue I dye ij haigh ho for loue for loue I dye ij ij ij Heere endeth the songs of foure parts XXIII Of 5. voc TENOR LOrd arise and help thy seruant ij which onely trusteth in thee which onely trusteth in thee for I am in mi se rie ij ij ij ij for I am in mi se rie ij XXIIII Of 5. voc TENOR HAue mercie on mee ô Lord ij ij and graunt mee my desire let truth and righteous nesse dwell with mee dwell with mee for e uer dwell with mee for e uer for e uer so shall I alwaies praise thy name and sing to thee ô my God my God and sing to thee ô my God XXV Of 5. voc TENOR VN to thee lift I vp mine eyes mine eyes ij thou that dwel lest in the heauens ij ij doe well ô Lord ij to those that are true of heart to those that are true of heart doe well ô Lord ô Lord doe well ô Lord to those that bee true of heart for onely in thee in thee doe I trust XXVI Of 5. voc TENOR WEre I a king ij I might I might commaūd content were I obscure ij vnknown 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 loues nor loues nor hopes nor feares a doubtfull choise of three things one to craue a kingdome or a cottage or a graue a cottage or a graue a kingdome or a cottage or a graue XXVII The first part Of 5. voc TENOR IN midst of woods or pleasant groue wher all sweet birds doe sing ij my thought I heard I heard so rare a sound my thought I heard
art thou ij are thou I say Like fruitfull Vines on thy house side ij so doth thy wyfe spring out ij Thy Children stand lyke Oliue plants thy Children stand like Oliue plants thy table round a bout ij round a bout V. The second part Of 3. voc BASSVS THus art thou blest that fearest God that fearest God and hee shall let the see ij the promised Ie ru-sa lem and his fe li ci ty Thou shalt thy childrens children see ij to thy great ioyes ij to thy great ioyes in crease and likewise grace on Isra ell on Isra ell pro spe-ri-tye and peace VI. Of 3. voc BASSVS HEare my prayer ô Lord and consider my desire hearken vnto mee vn-to mee hearken vn to mee hearken vnto mee and en-ter not in to iudgement with thy ser uant for in thy fight shall no man li-uing bee iustified bee iustified for in thy sight shall no man li-uing bee iu-sti-fied VII Of 3. voc BASSVS YEe people all in on accord ij clap hands and eke reioyce and eke reioyce bee glad and sing vn to the Lord to the Lord with sweet and ple-sant voyce Sing praises to our God sing prayses 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 skilfull praises sing praises sing all skilfull pray ses sing VIII Of 3. voc BASSVS O Lord turne not away thy face Lord turne not away thy face from him that lies prostrate lamenting sore his sinnfull life sore his sinn-full life before thy mercie gate which gate thou openest wide to those that doe lament their sinne shut not that gate a gainst mee Lord but let mee enter in ij let mee enter in ij ij let mee en-ter in IX Of 3. voc BASSVS O Come let vs lift vp our voyce ij our voyce and sing vn to the Lord ij ij in him our rock of health re ioyce let vs with one accord yea let vs come before his face let ij to giue him thanks and praise in singing Psalmes vnto his grace in singing Psalmes vn to his grace vn-to his grace let vs bee glad all wayes glad all-wayes X. Of 3. voc BASSVS OF all the byrds that I heard the Nyghtin gale doth beare the bell ij whose pretie pretie tunes whose pretie pretie fine sweet pleasing tunes all other byrds doth far excell ex cel but if such voices were not deere I would my Mistris sung so cleere ij so cleere ij I would my Mistris sung so cleere XI Of 3. voc BASSVS AS I went a walking in the month of May merily talking ij I thus began to say where dwelleth Loue ij ij where dwelleth Loue that liuely Boy how might I see his face that breedeth paine and bringeth ioy that alt'rith euery case then with a sigh I dyd re fraine I dyd re fraine and to the world let it remaine remaine ij and to the world let it re maine XII Of 3. voc BASSVS TVrne about and see mee and see mee and see mee how lu stely lu-stely lusty I spring as ioyfully as may as may bee as glad as glad as any thing If you will aske the cause why I meane to tell you by and by by and by she liues that I doe honor most doe honor most far passing all the rest A mightie Prince excelent excelent Sweet Eglentine the best the best then ioy with 〈◊〉 ij ij Ioy ij ij both great and smal hir life brings Ioy vnto vs al. ij vn ij XIII Of 4 voc BASSVS LOrd to thee I make my mone ij when dangers mee op presse ij I call I sigh ij plaine and grone trusting to find release to find release Heare now ô Lord ij heare my re quest heare my request for it is full due time and let thine eares bee e uer prest ij and let thine eares be e-uer prest vnto this prayer mine vnto this prayer mine this prayer mine XIIII Of 4 voc BASSVS O Lord of whome I doe de pend I doe de pend bee-hold my carefull heart ij and when thy will and pleasure is ij release mee of my smart release mee re ij thou seest my sorowes what they are ij my griefe is knowne to thee is knowne to thee and there is none that can re moue or take the same from mee or take the same from mee XV. Of 4 voc BASSVS SIng yee vnto the Lord our God vnto the Lord our God ij A new reioy-sing song ij and let the praise of him bee heard his ho ly saints among a mong Let Is-ra-ell re ioyce in him that made that made him of nothing and let the seede of Si-on eke bee ioyfull bee ioyfull of their king XVI Of 4 voc BASSVS I Lift my hart to thee ij ij my God and guide most iust and guide most iust Now suffer mee to take no shame suffer mee to take no shame for in thee doe I trust ij Let not my foes re ioyce reioyce nor make a scorne of mee a scorne of mee and let them not bee o-uer throwne and let them not bee ouer throwne and let them not bee ouerthrowne that put their trust in thee in thee that put their trust in thee XVII Of 4 voc BASSVS MY prime of youth is but a frost os cares my feast of ioye is but a dish of payne my crop of corne is but a feeld of tares ij and all my goods is but vaine hope of gaine and all my goods is but vaine hope is but vaine hope of gaine the day is past the day is past and yet I saw no sunne and now I liue and now my life is done ij and now my life is done XVIII Of 4 voc BASSVS IN deep distresse to liue without delight were such a life as few I think would craue ij in pangs and paines to languish day and night to languish day and night day and night were to to much for one poore soule to haue if weale 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 BASSVS THE longer that I liue the more offence doth flow the ij the ij the more offence I giue the more account I owe ij the more account I make ij the harder it will bee wherfore to liue my hart doth shake death is a gaine to mee ij death is a gaine to mee XX. The first part Of 4 voc BASSVS THE shepheard Strephon XXI The second part Of 4 voc BASSVS WItnesse ye heauens XXII Of 4 voc BASSVS HAigh ho I hill go to plow no mote sit downe and take thy rest of goulden groats I haue great store to flaunt it to flaunt it with the best but I loue I loue I loue and who thinke you ij the finest las that ere you knew ij ij that ere you knew which makes mee sing when I should cry haigh ho for