Rise, glory rise (Thomas Arne)
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2021-10-04). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 218 kB Copyright: CC BY SA
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General Information
Title: Rise, glory rise
Composer: Thomas Arne
Lyricist: Joseph Addison
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: TTB
Genre: Secular, Glee
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
Description: Arne's renowned aria from his first opera Rosamund, recast as a glee by an unknown but closely contemporary arranger.
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Original text and translations
English text
Rise, glory rise, in all thy charms,
Thy waving crest and glittering arms.
Spread thy gilded banners round
And make thy thundering courser bound.
Bid the drum and trumpet join,
Warm my soul with rage divine;
All thy pomps around thee call,
To conquer love will ask them all.