Close thine eyes and sleep secure (Henry Purcell)
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- Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2015-03-12). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 116 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Close thine eyes and sleep secure
Composer: Henry Purcell
Lyricist: Francis Quarles
Number of voices: 2vv Voicing: SB
Genre: Sacred, Sacred song
Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo
First published: 1688
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Original text and translations
English text
Close thine eyes and sleep secure;
Thy soul is safe, thy body sure;
He that guards thee, he thee keeps,
Who never slumbers, never sleeps.
A quiet conscience in a quiet breast
Has only peace, has only rest:
The music and the mirth of kings
Are out of tune unless she sings;
Then close thine eyes in peace and rest secure,
No sleep so sweet as thine, no rest so sure.