by Nahum Tate (1652 - 1715)
The Father brave as e’er was Dane
Language: English
The Father brave as e’er was Dane Whose thund’ring sword has thousands slain And made him o’er half Europe reign.
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Authorship:
- by Nahum Tate (1652 - 1715) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "The Father brave as e’er was Dane
", Z. 342 no. 4 (1695), from Birthday Ode for the Duke of Gloucester, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-29
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Word count: 20