A Godly Psalme of Mary Queene - Anonymous

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"A setting of a poem by Richard Beeard welcoming the new reign of Mary Tudor. The music is uncredited and there is no reason to suppose that it is by Beeard."

◈ Genre → Other ♬ Voicing → ATBB|ATBarB ¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 4

CPDL # 71122

Editor Jason Smart

Posted 2022-10-12

License Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives

¶Lyrics / Text

1. Al England now bee glad at ones, With one heart mynde and voyce: For now haue wee the greatest cause To sing and eke reioyce. 2. For God hath brought his seruaunts trew From troubles sore and great, Put downe the proude, and hathe the meeke In theyr iust places set. 3. The Lord hathe turnd his wrath and ire From us out of hys mynde: Beeholding vs with countenaunce Moast louing sweete and kynde. 4. That God which might haue right wisely Destroyde vs euery one, Hathe shewd him self moast mercyful To healp vs al alone. 5. He hathe regarded equitie, Treuth, iustice, law, and right: And ouerthrowne and vanquisshed The wrongful dealers might. 6. Wee looked al for pestilence And vengeaunce at his hand, And eke innumerable plagues To come upon the land: 7. But nowe hathe hee sent downe his grace And mercy from aboue, And shewed vs undoubtedly A token of his loue. 8. Wee haue ful iustly looked heeare For death and ruines rife: And now doo wee beehold and trust A good and ioyful lyfe. 9. Yea, wee that weare moast sorowful, Without a spreet or heart: Within a quarter of an houre Did quicken and reuert. 10. Wee which weare brought by seruitude Untrewth and wronge tobey, Do trewth and iustice execute, And put that wrong away. 11. Wee for our owne great variaunce Did forayne straungers feare, Lest they throughe oure discension heare Might rule among vs beare: 12. But now wee shal with vnytie Bee able to withstand And vanquish al our enemies, And driue such from oure land. 13. Oure kyngdome which deuyded so Could neuer long abyde Shall nowe in vnitie bee kept, And treason bee espide. 14. And wee that onely looked for Gods vengeaunce to vs bent Haue now his greatest benefyte Whiche hee to vs hathe sent. 15. Hee doothe beehold vs meryli And wil continew stil, Yf wee as servauntes to his trewth Obey vnto his wyl. 16. Hee saw that wickednesse arose, And bare his trewth despite: And now wil hee out of the land Destroy the workers quite. 17. When tyme that none durst

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