Songs of 3.4.5. and 6. parts by Thomas Tomkins ...

Of 6. Voc.

XXIII.

To M^r. Thomas Warwicke.

〈♫〉〈♫〉WHen I obserue those beau- ties wonderments, wonderments, But 〈♫〉〈♫〉when those eares so deafe, at my laments, laments, How doe you mourne? Then for 〈♫〉〈♫〉my torment, loue this helpe deuise, or ope, or open her deafe eares, her {repeat} 〈♫〉〈♫〉or close mine eyes, mine eyes, open her deafe eares, or close mine eyes, close 〈♫〉〈♫〉{repeat} or o- pen her deafe eares, deafe eares, or {repeat} her deafe 〈♫〉〈♫〉eares, or close mine eyes, mine eyes, o- pen her deafe eares, or close mine 〈♫〉〈♫〉eyes {repeat}

XXIIII.

To M^r. Doctor Heather.

〈♫〉〈♫〉MVsicke de- uine, Musicke {repeat} deuine, de- uine, de∣uine▪ 〈♫〉〈♫〉deuine Musicke {repeat} proceeding from aboue, {repeat} from aboue, 〈♫〉〈♫〉Whose sacred subiect often times is loue, often times is loue, {repeat} In 〈♫〉〈♫〉this appeares, appeares her heauenly Harmony, her heauenly, her heauenly 〈♫〉〈♫〉Harmony, {repeat} Where tunefull concords, tunefull concords sweetly, sweetly 〈♫〉〈♫〉doe agree, agree, sweetly doe agree, {repeat} And yet in this her slander is vn∣iust, 〈♫〉〈♫〉her {repeat} is vniust, To call that loue, loue, to {repeat} 〈♫〉〈♫〉which is in deed but lust, To call that loue, which is indeed but 〈♫〉〈♫〉lust, which {repeat} which is indeed but lust.

XXV.

To M^r. Iohn Ward.

〈♫〉〈♫〉OFt did I marle, how in thine eyes, how in thine eyes, did I marle, how 〈♫〉〈♫〉in thine eyes, how {repeat} Water and fire, {repeat} and fire, water and fire, and 〈♫〉〈♫〉fire, did dwell together, did {repeat} Seeing tis knowne, in contraries, 〈♫〉〈♫〉Each seekes the hurt & spoile of either, each {repeat} each 〈♫〉〈♫〉seekes the hurt and spoile, each {repeat} of either, each {repeat} of either, each {repeat} 〈♫〉〈♫〉But fire & water there may dwell, but {repeat} there may 〈♫〉〈♫〉dwell, where loue & hate toge- ther dwell, {repeat} where {repeat} 〈♫〉〈♫〉where {repeat} where {repeat} toge- ther dwell, to∣ge- ther 〈♫〉〈♫〉dwell, where loue and hate, loue and hate together dwell.

XXVI.

To my Brother M^r. Iohn Tomkins.

〈♫〉〈♫〉WOe is me, is me, woe is me, woe is me, woe is me, woe is me, 〈♫〉〈♫〉That I am constrayned, constrayn'd, that I am constray- ned, constray- ned 〈♫〉〈♫〉to dwell with Mesech, to dwell with Mesech, And to haue my habitati- on, 〈♫〉〈♫〉my habitati- on, my habitati on, my {repeat} my habitati- on 〈♫〉〈♫〉among the Tents of Ke- dar, the Tents of Ke- dar, the Tents of 〈♫〉〈♫〉Ke- dar, of Ke- dar, the Tents of Ke- dar, the Tents of Ke∣dar, 〈♫〉〈♫〉the Tents of Ke- dar, {repeat} {repeat} of Ke- dar.

XXVII.

To M^r. Doctor Ailmer.

〈♫〉〈♫〉IT is my Well-beloueds voice, {repeat} {repeat} That soundeth 〈♫〉〈♫〉in my eare, {repeat} {repeat} My heart here-at doth much re- ioyce, 〈♫〉〈♫〉{repeat} {repeat} to see him draw so neare, {repeat} 〈♫〉〈♫〉to {repeat} so neare, See, see, {repeat} on yonder mountaine top, {repeat} 〈♫〉〈♫〉{repeat} mountaine top, you {repeat} On you same {repeat} hill so tall, 〈♫〉〈♫〉How hitherward my loue doth hop, {repeat} doth hop, how {repeat} 〈♫〉〈♫〉doth hop, doth hop, my loue doth hop, my {repeat} {repeat} My 〈♫〉〈♫〉heart, my heart doth skip, my heart doth skip withall, my {repeat} doth skip, my 〈♫〉〈♫〉{repeat} my {repeat} my {repeat} my {repeat} my heart, my heart doth skip, with∣all, 〈♫〉〈♫〉my {repeat} my {repeat}

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〈♫〉〈♫〉TVrne vn- to the Lord our God, to the Lord, For the Lord is graci∣ous, 〈♫〉〈♫〉gracious, the Lord is gracious, gracious, His mercy is euer∣lasting, 〈♫〉〈♫〉lasting, is euerlasting, lasting, is euer, is euer, euerlasting, And his 〈♫〉〈♫〉truth endu- reth from ge- ne- ra- ti- on to ge- ne- ra- ti- on, 〈♫〉〈♫〉from generation to generati on, from ge- ne- ration, to ge- ne- ra- tion,

FINIS.