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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==


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O God that guides the cheerfull Sunne,
O God that guides the cheerfull Sunne,<br>
By motions strange the year to frame,
By motions strange the year to frame,<br>
Which now returnde whence it begun,
Which now returnde whence it begun,<br>
From heaven extols thy glorious name.
From heaven extols thy glorious name.<br>
This new-yeares season sanctifie,
This new-yeares season sanctifie,<br>
with double blessings of thy store,
with double blessings of thy store,<br>
That graces new may multiply,
That graces new may multiply,<br>
and former follies raigne no more.
and former follies raigne no more.


''Chorus''<br>
''Chorus''
So shall our hearts with heaven agree,<br>
So shall our hearts with heaven agree,
& both give laud & praise to thee.
& both give laud & praise to thee.


Th’old yeare by course is past and gone,<br>
Th’old yeare by course is past and gone,
olde ''Adam'' Lord from us expell:<br>
olde ''Adam'' Lord from us expell:
New creatures make us every one,<br>
New creatures make us every one,
new life becomes the New-yeare well.<br>
new life becomes the New-yeare well.
As new borne babes from malice keepe,<br>
As new borne babes from malice keepe,
new wedding garments O Christ we crave:<br>
new wedding garments O Christ we crave:
That we thy face in heaven may see<br>
That we thy face in heaven may see
with Angels bright our soules to save.
with Angels bright our soules to save.


''Chorus''
''Chorus''
::''Amen''
::''Amen''
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Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2004-05-10).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 125 kB    Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Revised Nov 08. Second stanza editorially underlaid.

General Information

Title: O God that guides the cheerful sun
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SAATTB

Genre: SacredAnthem

Language: English
Instruments: 2 treble, 2 tenor & bass viols colle voci in chorus
Published: Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets... (1611), no. 28

Description: Subtitled A Carroll for New-yeares day.

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Original text and translations

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O God that guides the cheerfull Sunne,
By motions strange the year to frame,
Which now returnde whence it begun,
From heaven extols thy glorious name.
This new-yeares season sanctifie,
with double blessings of thy store,
That graces new may multiply,
and former follies raigne no more.

Chorus
So shall our hearts with heaven agree,
& both give laud & praise to thee.

Th’old yeare by course is past and gone,
olde Adam Lord from us expell:
New creatures make us every one,
new life becomes the New-yeare well.
As new borne babes from malice keepe,
new wedding garments O Christ we crave:
That we thy face in heaven may see
with Angels bright our soules to save.

Chorus
Amen