O Venus, hear my ardent pray'r - Jackson of Exeter, William

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◈ Genre → Partsongs ♬ Voicing → SS,TT ¶ Language → English

Parts 2

Instruments Basso continuo

Pages 4

CPDL # 77011

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2023-11-06

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¶Lyrics / Text

O Venus, hear my ardent pray'r, Or bind the nymph or loose the swain; Yet rather guard them with thy care, To die together in thy chain. What I demand her heart desires, But fears the eager wish restrain; The secret thought, which love inspires, The conscious eye can well explain.