Lyrics by Henry Purcell

Do you love Henry Purcell's songs? Here you'll find the lyrics to Henry Purcell's songs so you can sing them at the top of your lungs, make your own versions, or simply understand them properly.

Do you see the song you like in this list of Henry Purcell's songs?

  1. Cold Song
  2. When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament)
  3. Fairest Isle
  4. Sound The Trumpet
  5. Music For a While
  6. See Nature, Rejoicing
  7. Strike The Viol
  8. Here The Deities Approve
  9. A Prince Of Glorious Race Descended
  10. Bacchus Is a Pow'r Divine
  11. Bid The Virtues
  12. Celia Has a Thousand Charms
  13. Come, Ye Sons Of Art
  14. Fly Bold Rebellion
  15. Hark, Hark Each Tree
  16. Jack, Thou'rt a Toper
  17. Man Is For The Woman Made
  18. One Charming Night (Secrecy)
  19. Sweeter Than Roses
  20. The Honour Of a Jubilee
  21. These Are The Sacred Charms
  22. Wake, Wake, Quivera (The Indian Queen)

Henry Purcell (, rare: ; c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music. Purcell's musical style was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest English opera composers, Purcell has been assessed with John Dunstaple and William Byrd as England's most important early music composers.

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