Lyra Davidica (John Walsh)

General information

Title: Lyra Davidica

Full title: Lyra Davidica: or, A collection of divine songs and hymns, partly new composed, partly translated from the high-German, and Latin hymns: and set to easy and pleasant tunes, for more general use

Editor – Compiler: John Walsh

Publication date and place: 1708 in London: Printed for John Walsh, John Hare, and P. Randall; 79 pp.
Description: Thirty-four hymns and 25 tunes, many first published in English here, but also many from German chorales or old Latin hymns. Unlikely that any were composed by the publishers; most were probably adapted from other publications. One work is ascribed to one of the engravers, Francis Hoffman.

External websites:

• Facsimile of original, Archive.org

List of works

1. Awake my soul, and with the sun, 1708 – Hymn 1 All praise to Thee, my God, this night (Hymn 2) Lord, now my sleep doth me forsake (Hymn 3) O sacred peace, where art thou fled (Hymn 14) Temptations, Lord, beset me round (Hymn 23) Thy servants, Lord, did not of old (Hymn 24) 2. Let Jubil trumpets blow, and hearts in raptures flow (Anonymous) , 1400 – Hymn 4 How sweet the angel trumpets sound (Hymn 5) 3. Jesus Christ is risen today, 1708 – Hymn 6 Christ our Lord is risen today (Hymn 7) 4. Jesus my memory’s sweet employ – Hymn 8 5. O all ye works of God the Lord, 1708 – Hymn 9 6. Our good and universal Parent, 1708 – Hymn 10 7. Can I cease, my God, from singing (Johann Schop) , 1641 – Hymn 11 8. Sacred flames of love divine, 1708 – Hymn 12 9. Hail my soul’s true comforter, hail my Iesu – Hymn 13 10. How long, sweet Lord, with Thou be chiding, 1708 – Hymn 15

11. My soul and all my faculties, 1708 – Hymn 16 12. Rise, O my soul, with Thy desires to heaven, 1708 – Hymn 17 13. How fairly shines (Philipp Nicolai) , 1599 – Hymn 18 14. Sweet Jesus who my wish fulfils (Anonymous) , 1680 – Hymn 19 15. Sing to the Lord, for He alone is good, 1708 – Hymn 20 How long, vain main, dost thou so eager fly (Hymn 28) 16. Come, Holy Ghost, Lord our God, 1708 – Hymn 21 17. O my soul with praises and cries (Johann Rosenmüller) , 1694 – Hymn 22 18. Jesus, my loving spouse, eternal verity, 1708 – Hymn 25 19. In this world’s inn, who lodge therein, 1708 – Hymn 26 20. Rouse thyself, my soul (Anonymous) , 1551 – Hymn 27 21. Glory be to the Father – Hymn 29 Gloria Patri (Hymn 30) 22. Awake the voice is crying (Philipp Nicolai) , 1599 – Hymn 31 23. God is our refuge and strong fence (Martin Luther) , 1528 – Hymn 32 24. That glory may dwell in our land (Francis Hoffman) , 1708 – Hymn 33 25. Heaven’s on earth, when we agree – Hymn 34

Works at CPDL

Title	Composer	No.	Arranger	Lyricist	Subgenre	First Line	Year	Vo.	Voices
Jesus Christ is risen today	Anonymous	3		Anonymous	Hymns		1708	2	SB,TB