Henry Purcell: Birthday Odes For Queen Mary – Carolyn Sampson

Birthday Ode for Queen Mary Z 320 (Arise, my Muse)
Sinfonia
Arise, my muse, and to thy tuneful lyre
Ye sons of music, raise your voices high
Then sound your instruments
See how the glitt’ring ruler of the day
Hail, gracious Gloriana, hail
And since the time’s distress
To quell his country’s foes
But ah, I see Eusebia drown’d in tears
Birthday Ode for Queen Mary Z 331 (Love’s Goddess sure was blind)
Sinfonia
Love’s goddess sure was blind
Those eyes, that form, that lofty mien
Sweetness of nature
Long may she reign over this isle
May her blest example chase
Many such days may she behold
May she to heaven late return
As much as we below shall mourn
Birthday Ode for Queen Mary Z 321 (Celebrate this Festival)
Sinfonia
Celebrate this festival
Britain, now thy cares beguile
‘Tis sacred, bid the trumpet cease
Let sullen Discord smile
Crown the altar, deck the shrine
Expected Spring at last is come
April, who till now has mourned
Departing thus you’ll hear him say
Happy realm, beyond expressing
While, for a righteous cause he arms
Return, fond Muse, the thoughts of war
Kindly treat Maria’s day

Carolyn Sampson, Emily Owen, Iestyn Davies, Hugh Cutting, Charles Daniels, The King’s Consort, Robert King

Reference: 0000122VIVAT
Barcode: 0794712934448
Length: 1:16:54
Label: Vivat Music