The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation - Purcell, Henry

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"Apt for {{Cat|Sundays after Christmas|Holy Family"

⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre / Form → Sacred songs

♯ Key B minor

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → Solo Soprano

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate

↕ Range E1 – G5

¶ Language → English

Measures 114

Texture Homophonic

Parts 3

Instruments Basso continuo

Pages 7

CPDL # 34740

Editor Willem Verkaik

Posted 2015-03-06

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

D4 – G5

Harpsichord

E1 – C#4

¶Lyrics / Text

Tell me, some pitying angel tell, quickly say, Where does my soul's sweet darling stay? In tiger's, or more cruel Herod's way? O! rather let his little footsteps press Unregarded through the wilderness, Where milder savages resort: The desert's safer than a tyrant's court. Why, fairest object of my love, Why dost thou from my longing eyes remove? Was it a waking dream that did foretell Thy wondrous birth? no vision from above? Where's Gabriel now that visited my cell? I call Gabriel, he comes not; flatt'ring hopes, farewell. Me Judah's daughters once caress'd, Call'd me of mothers the most bless'd; Now fatal change of mothers most distress'd. How shall my soul its motions guide, How shall I stem various tide, Whilst faith and doubt my lab'ring thoughts divide? For whilst of thy dear sight beguil'd, I trust the God, but oh! I fear the child.