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1. A thoughtful being long and spare

First Line:
A thoughtful being long and spare
Last Line:
The soul flies sooner back to me
Author:
Thomas Parnell (Absolute)
DMI number:
26107

2. All animals that be do grovelling lie

First Line:
All animals that be do grovelling lie
Last Line:
Himself he hopes amongst the stars to find
DMI number:
43811

3. Arise my soul on wings seraphic rise

First Line:
Arise my soul on wings seraphic rise
Last Line:
Join men and angels join the exalted lay
Author:
Thomas Blacklock (Absolute)
DMI number:
21781

4. Arise my soul thy sacred ardour prove

First Line:
Arise my soul thy sacred ardour prove
Last Line:
Join men and angels in one chorus join
DMI number:
27255

5. As when Apollo with his artful hand

First Line:
As when Apollo with his artful hand
Last Line:
Than 'twas to conquer the whole land before
DMI number:
43422

6. Beauty complete and majesty divine

First Line:
Beauty complete and majesty divine
Last Line:
And languish for terrestrial charms no more
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
23353

7. Before the eternal mind who dwells on high

First Line:
Before the eternal mind who dwells on high
Last Line:
By wholesome laws and guide the sceptered hand
Author:
Henry Needler (Speculation)
DMI number:
23979

8. Before the seas and this terrestrial ball

First Line:
Before the seas and this terrestrial ball
Last Line:
And soft with hard and light with heavy mixed
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
1776

9. Begin my lyre the great creator's praise

First Line:
Begin my lyre the great creator's praise
Last Line:
And hallowed raptures sanctify the lyre
Author:
Joseph Trapp (Absolute)
DMI number:
6540

10. Begin my lyre the great creator's praise

First Line:
Begin my lyre the great creator's praise
Last Line:
The harmonious discord which it strives to praise
Author:
Joseph Trapp (Absolute)
DMI number:
6966

11. Bless thou the Lord my soul o power divine

First Line:
Bless thou the Lord my soul o power divine
Last Line:
With alleluias end the sacred strain
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
27260

12. Break sacred morn on our expecting isle

First Line:
Break sacred morn on our expecting isle
Last Line:
As flints are struck before they show their fires
Author:
Edmund Waller (Speculation)
DMI number:
43018

13. Celestial realms with endless glories bright

First Line:
Celestial realms with endless glories bright
Last Line:
Then lead the frosts of shuddering winter on
DMI number:
1911

14. Dressed in the charms of wit and fancy long

First Line:
Dressed in the charms of wit and fancy long
Last Line:
Confess himself subdued and wisely quit the field
Author:
Mr. Ridout (Speculation) & Henry Needler (Speculation)
DMI number:
8374

15. Far as creation's ample range extends

First Line:
Far as creation's ample range extends
Last Line:
One truth is clear whatever is is right
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
37174

16. Far as creation's ample range extends

First Line:
Far as creation's ample range extends
Last Line:
The great directing mind of all ordains
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31035

17. Forth from the whirlwind thundering voices broke

First Line:
Forth from the whirlwind thundering voices broke
Last Line:
When pinched by want to providence they cry
DMI number:
24197

18. For when the seven mouthed Nile the fields forsake

First Line:
For when the seven mouthed Nile the fields forsake
Last Line:
Of sundry shapes in the mud that's left behind
DMI number:
43743

19. From the Elysian Fields I sing

First Line:
From the Elysian Fields I sing
Last Line:
Then every grace will shine in you
Author:
Mary Chandler (Absolute)
DMI number:
18305

20. Give thanks to God the holy one

First Line:
Give thanks to God the holy one
Last Line:
To God who reigns in heaven alone | His mercy is for ever sure | And shall from age to age endure
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
26917

21. God of all worlds source and supreme of things

First Line:
God of all worlds source and supreme of things
Last Line:
And live and sing where time shall be no more
DMI number:
26207

22. Great parent hear propitious rays diffuse

First Line:
Great parent hear propitious rays diffuse
Last Line:
Can never by human means be told in one
DMI number:
10103

23. Hail glorious author of creation's frame

First Line:
Hail glorious author of creation's frame
Last Line:
Cries there ye rebels go and meet your God
DMI number:
36274

24. Impatient for the wonders of the day

First Line:
Impatient for the wonders of the day
Last Line:
And lands triumphant on his native shore
Author:
Nahum Tate (Confident)
DMI number:
11616

25. My ravished soul great God thy praises sings

First Line:
My ravished soul great God thy praises sings
Last Line:
You saints and angels halleluiah sing
Author:
George Sandys (Absolute)
DMI number:
27259

26. Let it be so even the creator spoke

First Line:
Let it be so even the creator spoke
Last Line:
With ease I think you may my name unfold
DMI number:
24023

27. Nor were the gods themselves more safe above

First Line:
Nor were the gods themselves more safe above
Last Line:
Did with promiscuous grace his flowing locks adorn
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11200

28. Nor yet the crude materials of the earth

First Line:
Nor yet the crude materials of the earth
Last Line:
Shall be the lofty theme of my aspiring muse
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
4236

29. O all ye beings which when time was young

First Line:
O all ye beings which when time was young
Last Line:
His glories over all for ever raise
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
27271

30. O thou who when the almighty formed this all

First Line:
O thou who when the almighty formed this all
Last Line:
O grant me wisdom and I ask no more
Author:
Samuel Boyse (Absolute)
DMI number:
30910

31. Of bodies changed to various forms I sing

First Line:
Of bodies changed to various forms I sing
Last Line:
And earth was metamorphosed into man
Author:
John Dryden (Absolute)
DMI number:
11190

32. Our grandsire Adam ere of Eve possessed

First Line:
Our grandsire Adam ere of Eve possessed
Last Line:
Woman the last best reserve of god
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
31556

33. One only God the world's foundation laid

First Line:
One only God the world's foundation laid
Last Line:
And all in number weight and measure made
DMI number:
4247

34. Prometheus forming Mr Day

First Line:
Prometheus forming Mr Day
Last Line:
To prove all poetry but fable
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute)
DMI number:
16855

35. See matter next with various life endued

First Line:
See matter next with various life endued
Last Line:
They rise they break and to that sea return
Author:
Alexander Pope (Absolute)
DMI number:
28230

36. That Jove who ever lives and reigns

First Line:
That Jove who ever lives and reigns
Last Line:
This heaven shall own eternity improve
DMI number:
33370

37. The divine blacksmith in the abyss of light

First Line:
The divine blacksmith in the abyss of light
Last Line:
Burned him to the pot and soured his curdled blood
Author:
Matthew Prior (Absolute) & Charles Montagu (Absolute)
DMI number:
40464

38. The eternal cause in their immortal lines

First Line:
The eternal cause in their immortal lines
Last Line:
Even God the poet of the world doth call
Author:
Sir John Denham (Absolute)
DMI number:
17209

39. The lively shining particles of light

First Line:
The lively shining particles of light
Last Line:
Shall ever be the theme of my aspiring muse
Author:
Elizabeth Rowe [nee Singer] (Absolute)
DMI number:
29695

40. They sung how God spoke out the world's vast ball

First Line:
They sung how God spoke out the world's vast ball
Last Line:
In him that full abridgement of the world
Author:
Abraham Cowley (Absolute)
DMI number:
9767

41. Through the rude chaos thus the running light

First Line:
Through the rude chaos thus the running light
Last Line:
Illumined heaven and earth and rolled around the year
Author:
John Dryden (Confident)
DMI number:
5632

42. Thus spoke the sovereign Lord his mandate run

First Line:
Thus spoke the sovereign Lord his mandate run
Last Line:
The saving power of God shall bless his sight
Author:
Elizabeth Tollet (Absolute)
DMI number:
26511

43. To you ye pure I form my rising song

First Line:
To you ye pure I form my rising song
Last Line:
Silent by thy tongue attentive be thy ear
DMI number:
1910

44. To God from whom immortal blessings spring

First Line:
To God from whom immortal blessings spring
Last Line:
And truth triumphant ever shall prevail
DMI number:
26860

45. To God the almighty sovereign of the skies

First Line:
To God the almighty sovereign of the skies
Last Line:
The heavenly concert men and angels join
DMI number:
27258

46. We to Jehovah's altar bring

First Line:
We to Jehovah's altar bring
Last Line:
Unwearied your creator praise
DMI number:
225

47. When God from heaven for disobedience threw

First Line:
When God from heaven for disobedience threw
Last Line:
None's truly wretched but whose heart's his own
DMI number:
4166

48. When heaven's great Jove had made the world's round frame

First Line:
When heaven's great Jove had made the world's round frame
Last Line:
To strike but where its conqueror
Author:
James Graham (Confident)
DMI number:
4675

49. When first the architect of all

First Line:
When first the architect of all
Last Line:
But oft the vulgar I affright
DMI number:
21853

50. When first the world from the black chaos rose

First Line:
When first the world from the black chaos rose
Last Line:
Love joined their souls and heaven sealed each heart
Author:
Sir Charles Sedley (Absolute)
DMI number:
6344