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 eng Mary -- II, -- Queen of England, 1662-1694 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo The Queen's birth-day song, April 30, 1691. n/a 1691 3 485 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2014-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-11 Sampled and proofread 2014-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Queen's Birth-day SONG . APRIL 30. 1691. I. WElcome , welcome , glorious Morn , Nature smiles at thy return ; At thy return the joyful Earth Renews the Blessings of Maria's Birth ; The busie Sun prolongs his Race , The youthful Year his earliest Tribute pays , And Frosts forsake her Head , and Tears her Face . Chor . Welcome , welcome , glorious Morn , Nature smiles at thy return , For Nature's richest Pride with thee was born . II . Welcome as when three happy Kingdoms strove In glad confusion to express their Love ; When every Heart did every Tongue employ , To speak its share of Publick Joy , And great Maria's Birth became The noblest Theme and loudest Song of Fame . III . The Mighty Goddess of this wealthy Isle Rais'd her glad Head , and with an awful smile , She look'd , whilst Thousand Cupids hover'd round , And thousand Graces the fair Infant crown'd . Full of Wonder and Delight She saw and blest the Noble sight . And lo ! a sacred Fury swell'd her Breast , And the whole God her labouring Soul possest To lofty Strains , her tuneful Lyre she strung , And thus the Goddess play'd , and thus she sung . IV . My Prayers are heard ; Heaven has at last bestow'd The mighty Blessings which it long has ow'd ; At last the bounteous Gods hath sent us down A Brightness second only to their own . I see the round years successively more , To ripen her Beauties , and Crown them with Love . A Hero Renown'd in Virtue and Arms Shall wear the soft Chain and submit to her Charms ; And Hymen and Hebe shall make it their Care , To pour all their Joys on the Valiant and Fair . Chor . Then , then our sad Albion shall suffer no more , She shall fly to his Air and be freed by his Power , And date all her Blessings from this happy hour . He to the Field by Honour call'd shall go , And dangers he shall meet , and wonders he shall do ; The God of Arms his God-like Son shall bless , And Crown his Fleets and Armies with success : Whilst undisturbed his happy Consort Reigns , And wisely Rules the Kingdoms he maintains . Britain at last shall see her Peace Restor'd , And pay new Vows for her returning Lord . Maria then shall all her Cares unbend , And she shall still Adorn , and he Defent . Chor . Sound all ye Spheres , confirm the Omen Heaven , And long preserve the Blessings thou hast giv'n .

London , Printed , and are to be sold by Randal Taylor near Stationers-Hall . 1691.