Crown the altar, deck the shrine, Z 321/6 (Henry Purcell)
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- Editor: William Long (submitted 2010-02-09). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 516 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Crown the altar, deck the shrine
Composer: Henry Purcell
Lyricist: Nahum Tate
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Soprano solo
Genre: Secular, Art song
Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo
First published: 1693
Description: From the Birthday Ode for Queen Mary (1693), Celebrate this festival.
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Original text and translations
English text
Crown the Altar, deck the Shrine;
Behold the Bright Seraphick throng
Prepare our Harmony to join.