Smile, smile again, twice happy morn - Humfrey, Pelham

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"an ode for the birthday of King Charles II"

⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre → Odes

♯ Key E minor

⁄ Time Signature 2/2

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range D2 – C6

¶ Language → English

Measures 152

Texture mixed texture

Parts 8

Instruments 4 unspecified instruments

Pages 9

CPDL # 71221

Editor 2

Posted 2022-10-21

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

[Soprano]

E4 – G5

[Alto]

A3 – C5

[Tenor]

E3 – G4

[Bass]

D2 – E4

E4 – C6

Instruments(unspecified)

B3 – G5

G3 – B4

D2 – D4

¶Lyrics / Text

Soprano and chorus Smile, smile again, twice happy morn, A double crown thy temples shall adorn. The best of kings twice to this nation borne. Bass solo Thou mighty sabbath of the year Wherein we rest from all our grief and fear, Let not heav'n's eye bedew thee with a tear, Thou heir of time and favourite of chance. In the [open fields] shall Apollo dance. Alto solo Let him dance while we sing Joy and health to the King. [Let him] leap while we play To his capers all the day. Let him shine With a light so divine As shall banish rebellious vapours. Verse: alto tenor and bass This day gave a birth To our king and our mirth And converted our sorrow to laughter And of all that are past 'Tis the last and yet better yet are still to come after. Tenor solo See yet how ev'ry fragrant flow'r Looks sweetly on this happy hour And shaking off their early dew, They all turn heliotrope to you, The airy choir, although untaught Speak joy in ev'ry loyal note, The springs are so obedient grown, Their murmurs they forget to own. The proud [aspen] grows humble now And tallest oaks do to your service bow. The proudest trees grow humble now And tallest oaks do to your service<poem/> ... [interrupted by the accompaniment] Bass solo (recitative) Thrice happy morn, then smile again, salute the best of kings this morn. Do thou th'auspicious year begin and guard a thousand vows and blessings in that ev'ry year may multiply health, length of days and victory. Verse Smile, thus smile upon the king And then he'll smile, he'll smile on thee again. Thus our monarch from thee new vigour shall gain, For ev'ry May he's beginning to reign.