SVPERIVS 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 safest gard 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 content all 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 I. Of 3. voc SVPERIVS PRayse the Lord ô my soule while I liue will I prayse the Lord ij yea as long as I haue as I haue any beeing I will sing prayses vn to my God Euery day will I giue thanks euery day will I giue thanks ij euery day will I giue thanks to thee and prayse thy name thy name and prayse thy name thy name and prayse thy name for euer more II. Of 3. voc SVPERIVS SAue mee ô God and that with speed the waters flow ij the waters flow full fast ij so ny my soule doe they proceed that I am sore a gast I stick full deep in filth and clay ij in filth and clay where as I feele no ground I fall into such fluds I fal into such fluds I say such fluds I say that I am like be dround III. Of 3. voc SVPERIVS O All ye nations ô all ye nations of the Lord O all ye nations of the Lord praise ye the Lord all wayes and all the people e uery where set forth his noble prayse his noble prayse For great his kindnesse is to his to his ij his truth endures for aye wherefore prayse ye the Lord our God prayse ye the Lord I say IIII. The first part Of 3. voc SVPERIVS BLessed art thou that fearest God and walkest in his way for of thy labor thou shalt eate shalt eate happie art thou happie art thou I say Like fruitfull Vines on thy house side so doth thy wyfe spring out ij thy wyfe spring out Thy Children stand lyke Oliue plants ij thy table round about about ij thy table round about V. The second part Of 3. voc SVPERIVS THus art thou blest that fearest God ij and he shall let thee see let thee see the promised Ierusalem Ierusa lem his fe-lici-ty Thou shalt thy childrens children see thy chil dren see to thy great ioyes en crease and likewise grace on Isra ell pro-spe-ritie and peace VI. Of 3. voc SVPERIVS HEare my prayer ô Lord and consider my desire consider my de sire consi-der my de-sire hearken vnto mee vnto mee ij ij and enter not into iudge-ment with thy seruant for in thy sight in thy sight for in thy sight shall no man lyuing bee iustified bee iusti fied VII Of 3. voc SVPERIVS YEe people all in one accord ij in one ac cord clap hands and eke re-ioyce Bee glad sing vnto the Lord with sweet and pleasant voyce 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 thankfull praises sing ij all thankfull prai-ses sing VIII Of 3. voc SVPERIVS O O Lord turne not away thy face ij ij from him that lies that lies prostrate lamenting sore his sinful life sore his sin-full life bee-fore thy mercy gate which gate thou openest wide to those that doe lament their sinne their sinne shut not that gate that gate shut not that gate against mee Lord but let mee enter in enter in ij ij ij let mee enter in IX Of 3. voc SVPERIVS O Come let vs lift vp our voyce let ij and sing vnto the Lord ij ij to the Lord in him our rock of health reioyce in ij let vs with one ac cord Yea let vs come beefore his face to giue him thanks and prayse in singing Psalmes vnto his grace vnto his grace ij vn to his grace let vs bee glad alwaies glad all waies let vs be glad alwaies be glad allwaies X. Of 3. voc SVPERIVS OF all the birds that I haue heard that I haue heard the Nightingale doth beare the bell ij whose pretie pretie tunes pretie tunes whose ij ij all other byrds excell all other byrds doth far excell but if such voyces were not deere were not deere I would my Mistris sung so cleere ij ii ij so cleere so cleere XI Of 3. voc SVPERIVS AS I went a walking in the month of May in the month of May merily talking merily talking I thus began to say where dwelleth Loue dwelleth Love where dwelleth Loue ij where dwelleth Loue that liuely Boy that liuely Boy how might I see his face that breedeth paine and bringeth ioy that breedeth paine and bringeth ioy that alterith eue-ry case then with a sigh I dyd re fraine I dyd re fraine and to the world let it re maine ij ij XII Of 3. voc SVPERIVS TVrne about see mee see me see me how lustely lustely lusty I spring as ioyfully as may bee as glad as glad as glad as any thing If you wil aske the cause why I meane to tell you by by I ij she liues the I doe honor most far passing all far passing
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 he 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 XXVIII The black byrd The second part XXVIII Penelope XXIX Who loues a lyfe XXX FINIS TENOR 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 safest gard 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 content all 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 I. Of 3. voc TENOR PRayse the Lord ô my soule ij while I liue will I prayse the Lord ij yea as long as I haue any beeing yea as long as I haue a ny beeing I will sing prayses to my God Euery day will I giue thanks will I giue thanks euery day will I giue thanks euery day will I giue thanks to thee euery day will I giue thanks to thee and prayse thy name for euer more and praise thy name thy name for euer more II. Of 3. voc TENOR SAue mee O God that with speed that with speed the waters flow full fast ij the waters flow full fast so ny my soule do they pro ceed doe they pro ceede that I am sore agast I stick full deepe in filthy clay I stick full deepe ij full deepe in filth and clay where as I feele no ground I fall into such fluds ij ij into such fluds into such fluds I say that I am like that I am like bee dround III. Of 3. voc TENOR O All ye nations ij ô all ye na tions of the Lord prayse ye the Lord all wayes all the people euery where euery where set forth his noble prayse ij ij ij For great his kindnesse is to his great his kindnesse is to his his truth endures for aye wherefore prayse ye the Lord our God prayse ye the Lord I say IIII. 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 eate thou shalt eate happy art thou happy art thou I say ij Like fruitfull Vines on thy house side on thy house thy house side so doth thy wyfe spring out thy wyfe spring out ij thy wyfe spring out thy Children stand like Oliue plants ij like Oliue 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 Ierusalem promised Ie rusa lem and his fe-li ci ty ij Thou shalt thy childrens children see children see to thy great ioyes ij to thy great ioyes great ioyes en-crease and likewise grace on Isra ell on Isra ell prosperitie and peace VI. Of 3. voc TENOR HEare my prayer ô Lord and consider my desire ij hearken vnto mee ij hearken vn-to mee ij and enter not in to iudgement with thy seruant with thy seruant for in thy sight shall no man li-uing bee iustified bee iustified for in thy sight shall no man liuing bee iusti-fi ed. VII Of 3. voc TENOR YEe people all in one ac cord in one ac cord clap hands and eke reioyce ij bee glad and sing vnto the Lord vnto the Lord with sweet and pleasant voyce pleasant voyce with sweet and pleasant voyce 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 skillfull praises sing ij skilfull praises sing all skilfull praises sing VIII Of 3. voc TENOR O Lord turne not away thy face ô Lord turne not a way thy face thy face from him that lies prostrate lamenting sore his sinfull life his sinfull life before thy mer-cie gate which gate thou openest wide to those ij that doe lament their sinne shut not that gate against mee Lord but let mee en-ter in ij let mee enter in ij but let mee en-ter in IX Of 3. voc TENOR O Come let vs lift vp our voyce come let vs lift vp our voyce O ij and sing vn to the Lord ij and sing vn to the Lord ij in him our rock of health re ioyce in him re ioice let vs with one ac cord Yea let vs come before his face be fore his face and giue him thanks and praise in singing Psalmes vnto his grace ij vnto his grace let vs be glad alwayes al waies let vs be glad al waies X. Of 3. voc TENOR OF all the birds that I haue heard haue heard the Nyghtingale doth beare the bel ij whose pretie pretie tunes ij whose pretie
I heard so rare a sound which made the heauens to ring ij the charme was good was good ij ij the noyse full sweet ij each bird did play his part ij his part I admir'd to heare the same ioy sprong in-to my hart ij ioy sprong in-to my heart XXVIII The second part Of 5. voc TENOR THE black byrd made the sweetest sound ij whose tunes did far excell ij full pleasantly and most profound ij was all things pla-ced well thy pretie tunes mine owne sweet byrd ij done with so good a grace ij with so good a grace extolls thy name prefers the same abroad in euery place thy Musick graue beedecked well with sundry poynts of skill ij beewraise thy knowledge excellent ij ij ij in grafted in thy Will my tongue shall speake my penne shall write in praise of thee to tell the sweetest byrd that euer was in friendly sort farewell in friendly sort farewell XXIX Of 5. voc TENOR PEnelope that longed for hir V lisses that long ed for hir Vlisses wādring wandring all to long all to long felt neuer ioy felt ne-uer ioy ij wherin wherin shee tooke delight although although she liu'd in greatest ioys a mōg amōg so I poore wretch ij ij possessing y◠I craue both liue lack by wrōg of that I haue thē blame me not although to heauēs I cry to ij al ij pray the gods the Gods ij the Gods pray the Gods that shortly I might dye that shortly I might dye XXX Of 5. voc TENOR WHo loues a life deuoyd of quiet rest de uoyd of quiet rest who ij of quiet rest and seeks contēt in dens of cruel care of cruel care in dens of cru-ell care who most triumphs when most he is opprest weens him free and weens him free whē fast he is in snare whē fast he is in snare who in the sweet doth finde the sowrest tast doth ij his life is loue his ij loue his life is loue his food is vain repast vaine repast his food is vain re past ij ij his foode is vain 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 vp 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 BASSVS 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 faworable regard consisteth my safest gard and my Muses securitie in your Honours satisfaction If I satisfie not you I satisfie not any al though all beesids If I content you I hope I shall content all 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 religi ous 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 I. Of 3. voc BASSVS PRayse the Lord the Lord ô my soule while I liue will I praise the Lord will I praise the Lord yea as long as I haue any beeing I will sing prayses vnto my God Euery day will I giue thāks giue thanks will I giue thanks euery day will I giue thanks to thee giue thanks to thee and prayse thy name for euer-more and prayse thy name for euer more II. Of 3. voc BASSVS SAue mee ô God and that with speed ij the waters flow full fast waters flow full fast ij ij sony my soule doe they pro ceed that I am sore agast ij I stick full deep in clay I stick full deep I stick full deep in filth and clay wher as I feele no ground I fall into such fluds ij I say fluds I say y◠I am like bee dround III. Of 3. voc BASSVS O All ye nations of the Lord prayse ye the Lord alwayes praise the Lord praise the Lord all-waies and all ye peo-ple e uery where set foorth his noble prayse ij ij ij for great his kindnesse is to his his truth endures for aye where fore prayse ye the Lord our God prayse ye the Lord prayse ye the Lord I say IIII. The first part Of 3. voc BASSVS BLessed art thou that fearest God walkest in his way for of thy labor thou shalt eate happie
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
byrd done with so good a grace ij extolls thy name pre fers the same abroad in euery place thy Musick graue bedecked well bee decked well with sundry poynts of skill beewraife thy knowledge excelent ij ij ij ingrafted ingrafted in thy Will my tongue shall speake my pen shall write in praise in praise of thee to tell the sweetest byrd that e-uer was ij in friendly sort farewell in friendly sort farewell XXIX Of 5. voc SVPERIVS PEnelope that longed that longed for the sight the sight of hir Vlisses wandring all to lōg all to long felt neuer ioy ij ij wherin she tooke delight although she liu'd in greatest ioys amōg so I poore wretch ij ij ij possessing that I craue both liue lack by wrōg of y◠I haue thē blame me not although to heauēs I cry to heauēs I cry to heauēs I cry to heauēs I cry and pray the gods the gods pray the Gods that shortly I might dye that shortly I might dye XXX Of 5. voc SVPERIVS WHo loues a life deuoid of quiet rest of qui et rest ij and seeks content in dens of cruell care cru-ell care who most triumphs when most he is opprest weens him free weens him free and weens him free whē fast he is in snare who in the sweet ij in the sweet doth find the sowrest tast his life is loue ij is loue ij his food is vain re past repast his food is vain repast vain repast ij is vaine re past his food 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 vp 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 CONTRATENOR 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 XXIII Of 5. voc CONTRATENOR LOrd a-rise and halp thy seruant which onely trusteth in thee in thee which onely trusteth in thee for I am in mi-se-rie in mi-se-rie for I am in mi-se rie for I am in mi-se-rie in mi-se-rie for I am in mi-se rie for I am in mi-se rie for I am in mi-se rie XXIIII Of 5. voc CONTRATENOR HAue mercie on mee ô Lord ij haue mercie on me ô Lord haue mercie on mee ô Lord and graunt mee my de sire let truth and righteousnesse dwell with mee for e uer let truth and righteousnesse dwell with mee for e uer for e uer so shall I alwaies praise thy name ij and sing to thee ô my God and sing to thee ô my God ô my God XXV Of 5. voc CONTRATENOR VN-to thee lift I vp mine eyes mine eyes ij ij thou that dwellest in the heauens ij doe well ô Lord ô Lord doe well ô Lord to those that are true of heart ij doe well ô Lord to those to those doe well ô Lord to those that are true that are true of heart for in thee doe I trust for in thee doe I trust XXVI Of 5. voc CONTRATENOR WEre I a king ij I might I might cōmaund content were I obscure ij vnknowne should bee my cares vnknowne should bee my cares and were I dead ij no thoughts no thoughts should mee torment nor words nor words nor wrongs nor wrongs nor loues nor loues nor hopes nor feares a dout-full choise of three things one to craue a kingdom or a cottage or a graue a ij a. king-dome a cottage or a graue XXVII The first part Of 5. voc CONTRATENOR IN midst of woods or pleasant groue wher all sweet birds doe sing wher all sweet birds doe sing 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 ij ij the charme was good ij ij the noise full
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
loue I die haigh ho for loue for loue I dye haigh ho for loue I dye ij haigh ho for loue I dye Heere endeth the songs of foure parts XXIII Of 5. voc BASSVS LOrd arise and help thy seruant Lord a rise and help thy seruant which one-ly trusteth in thee trusteth in thee for I am in mi-se rie ij for I am in mi-se-rie mi-se rie for I am in mi-se-rie in mi-se-rie XXIIII Of 5. voc BASSVS HAue mercie on mee ô Lord ô Lord and graunt mee my desire graunt mee my desire Let truth and righteousnesse dwell with mee for euer dwel with mee for euer for e uer so shall I alwaies praise thy name and sing to thee ô my God ô my God to thee ô my God and sing to thee ô my God XXV Of 5. voc BASSVS VN-to thee lift I vp mine eyes ij thou that dwellest in the heauens that dwellest in the heauens thou y◠dwellest in the heauens doe well ô Lord ô Lord doe well ô Lord to those that are true of heart that are true of heart doe well ô Lord ô Lord doe well ô Lord to those that are true of heart for onely in thee doe I trust doe I trust XXVI Of 5. voc BASSVS WEre I a king ij I might I might commaund content were I obscure ij vnknown should bee my cares ij and were I dead ij no thoughts no thoughts should me tormēt nor words nor words nor wrongs nor wrongs nor loues nor loues nor hopes nor feares a doubt full choise of three things one to craue a kingdome or a cottage or a graue a kingdome or a cottage or a graue XXVII The first part Of 5. voc BASSVS IN midst of woods or pleasant groue where all sweet byrds doe sing 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 ij the charme was good was good the charme was good the noise full sweet the noise ful sweet each byrd dyd play his part dyd play his part and I admir'd to heare the same ioy sprong in-to my hart in-to my hart ioy sprong in-to my hart XXVIII The second part Of 5. voc BASSVS THE black byrd made the sweetest sound ij whose tunes dyd far excell did ij full pleasantly and most profound ij was all things placed well thy prety tunes mine owne sweet byrd ij done with so good a grace with ij extolls thy name prefers the same abroad in e-uery place thy Musick graue bedecked well with sundry poynts of skill with sundry poynts with sundry poynts of skill bewraise thy know ledge excelent ij ij in-grafted in thy Will my tongue shal speake my pen shall write in praise of thee to tell the sweetest bird that e-uer was the sweetest byrd that e-uer was in friendly sort farewell in friendly sort fare-well XXIX Of 5. voc BASSVS PEnelope that longed for the sight the sight of hir Vlisses wandring wandring all to long to long wandring all to long felt neuer ioy felt neuer ioy neuer ioy wherein shee tooke delight although she liued liued in greatest ioyes a mong so I poore wretch so I poore wretch possessing that I craue both liue lack by wrong of that I haue then blame me not although to heauens I cry al ij to heauens I cry pray the gods ij ij ij that shortly I might dye ij XXX Of 5. voc BASSVS WHo loues a life deuoyd of quiet rest ij deuoyd of quiet rest seeks contēt in dens of cruel care of cruel care who most triumphs whē most he is opprest weens him free weens him free weens him free when fast he is in snare who in the sweet ij doth finde the sowrest tast his life is loue ij is loue his food is vaine repast his foode is vaine re past ij is vaine repast is vaine repast 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 vp 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
ij Let not my foes reioyce ij nor make a scorne a scorne of mee nor make a scorne of mee and let them not bee o-uer-throwne ij ij bee ouerthrowne that put their trust in thee that put their trust in thee XVII Of 4. voc MEDIVS MY prime of youth is but a frost of cares but a frost of cares is but a frost of cares my feast of ioy is but a dish of paine my ij my crop of corne my crop of corne is but a feeld of teares all my goods is but vaine hope of gaine and ij The day is past and yet I saw no Sunne the ij and now I liue and now my lyfe is done and now I liue and now my life is done and now my life is done my lyfe is done XVIII Of 4. voc MEDIVS IN deep distresse to liue without delight ij were such a life as few I think would craue as few I think would craue as few I think would craue in pangs and paines to languish day and night were to to much for one poore soule to haue one poore soule to haue If weale 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 MEDIVS THE longer that I liue the more offence doth flow doth flow the ij the ij the ij the more offence I giue ij the more account I owe. ij ij the more account I make ij the harder it will be ij wherefore to liue my heart doth shake ij death is a gaine to mee death is a gaine to mee XX. Of 4. voc MEDIVS THe Shepheard Strephon XXI The second part Of 4. voc MEDIVS WItnesse yee heauens XXII Of 4. voc MEDIVS HAigh ho I hill go to plow no more no more sit downe and take thy rest ij of goulden groats I haue great store to flaunt it ij to flaunt it with the best but I loue and I loue 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 mee sing when I should cry haigh ho for loue I dye ij ij haigh ho for loue I dye haigh ho for loue I dye Heere endeth the songs of foure parts XXIII Of 5. voc MEDIVS LOrd a rise and healp thy seruant Lord a rise and healp thy seruant healp thy ser uant which onely trusteth in thee which onely trusteth in thee ij for I am in mi se-rie in mi-se-rie for I am in mi-se rie for ij for ij for ij for ij for I am in mi-se-rie XXIIII Of 5. voc MEDIVS HAue mercie on mee ô Lord haue mércie on mee ô Lord graūt mee my desire graūt mee my de sire let truth and righ teousnesse dwell with mee for euer dwell with mee for euer let righteousnesse dwell with mee for euer So shall I alwaies prayse thy name and sing to thee ô my God iij. and sing to thee ô my God and sing to thee ô my God XXV Of 5. voc MEDIVS VN to thee lift I vp myne eyes ij myne eyes thou that dwellest in the heauens ij ij doe well ô Lord to those that are true of hart ij ij doe well ô Lord to those doe well ô Lord to those that are true of heart for onely in thee in thee doe I trust XXVI Of 5. voc MEDIVS WEre I a king ij I might I might comaund con tent were I ob scure ij vnknowne should be my cares my cares and were I dead ij no thoughts no thoughts should mee tor ment nor words nor words nor wrongs nor wrongs nor Loues nor Loues nor hopes nor feares a doutfull choise a doutfull choise of three things one to craue a kingdom or a cottage or a graue a cottage or a graue or a graue a kingdome or a cottage or a graue XXVII The first part Of 5. voc MEDIVS IN mydst of woods or plesant groue where all sweet byrds doe sing where ij ij my thought I heard I heard so rare a sound my ij which made the heauens to ring ij the heauens to ring the charme was good was good ij ij the noyse full sweet ij each byrd did play his part ij and I admired to heare the same the same ioy sprong in-to my heart ioy sprong in-to my heart XXVIII The second part Of 5. voc MEDIVS THE black byrd made the sweetest sound the black byrd made the sweetest sound the sweetest sound whose tunes dyd far excell ij full pleasantly and most profound ij and most profound was al-things placed well thy prety tunes mine own sweet byrd mine own sweet bird thy ij don with so good a grace ij ij extolls thy name prefers the same abroad in euery place thy Musick graue bedecked well bedecked well with sundry poynts of skill with ij beewraies thy knowledge excelent ij 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 euer was the sweetest byrd that e-uer was that e-uer was in friendly sort fare-well in friendly sort fare-well XXIX Of 5. voc MEDIVS PEnelope that longed that longed for the sight for the sight of hir Vlisses wandring all to lōg wandring all to long all to long felt neuer neuer ioy felt neuer ioy wherin shee tooke delight wherein shee tooke delight although she liu'd in greatest ioys amōg so I poore wretch poore wretch so I poore wretch pos sessing that I craue both liue lack by wrong of that I haue then blame me not although to heauens I cry to heauens I cry to ij pray the gods and pray the gods that short-ly I may die ij XXX Of 5. voc MEDIVS WHO loues a life deuoide of quiet rest de uoide of quiet rest ij deuoide of quiet rest and seekes content in dens of care who most triumphes when most hee is oprest and weenes him free when fast hee is in snare ij who in the sweet doth find the sow-rest tast the sow-rest tast his life is loue ij loue his life is loue ij his foode is vaine repast his ij is vaine repast ij ij repast his food is vain 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