Behold! blest peace (Samuel Webbe Jr.)

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• (Posted 2023-09-10)  CPDL #75319: 

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2023-09-10).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 229 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. Edition comprises the original catch format and a version written out in full.

General Information

Title: Behold! blest peace
Composer: Samuel Webbe Jr.
Lyricist: Anon, probably the composer^{create page}
Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: TTT
Genre: Secular, Glee

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1800
Description: A catch which in performance reveals a secondary text.

Original text and translations

English text

Behold! blest peace, tho' banish'd long,
It reigns with us once more;
No more the cannon thunders strong,
The storm at length is o'er.

This happy land. Oh! Lovely peace
Now hails thy blest domain,
And sees, with joy that long shall last,
The clouds disperse again.

Fair commerce now, in bounteous share,
Again its blessings pours;
Contentment lightens ev'ry care,
And bliss complete is ours.

Spoiler: revealed phrase "It rains, thunders, hails, lightens, pours"