by Nicholas Brady (1659 - 1726)
Tis Nature's voice
Language: English
'Tis Nature's Voice; thro' all the moving Wood Of Creatures understood: The Universal Tongue to none Of all her num'rous Race unknown. From her it learnt the mighty Art To court the Ear or strike the Heart; At once the Passions to express and move; We hear, and stright we grieve or hate, rejoice or love; In unseen Chains it does the Fancy bind; At once it charms the Sense and capivates the Mind.
Authorship:
- by Nicholas Brady (1659 - 1726) [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), "Tis Nature's voice", Z. 328 no. 4 (1692) [ counter-tenor and orchestra ], from Hail, bright Cecilia - or Ode to St. Cecilia, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 74