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Added Jul 29, 2026
Composer: Orlando Gibbons
Format: Staff
Language: English
Pages: 1 page
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Arise thou North-winde (Song 14) by Orlando Gibbons — Lyrics

1. Arise thou Northwinde from the North, And from the South, thou Southwind blow: Upon my Garden breath yee forth, That to my spices (there I growe,) From thence abundantly may flowe. And to thy Garden come my Deare, To eat thy fruits of pleasure there. 2. My Sister, and espoused Peere, Unto my Garden I am come: My Spice I gather'd with my Myrrhe: I ate my Hony in the Combe, And drunke my Wine with Milke among. Come Friends, and Bestbelov'd of me, Come, eate, and drinke, and merry be. 3. I slept, but yet my heart did wake: It is my Love I knocking hear: It was his Voice, and thus he spake: Come open unto me, my Deare, My Love,
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About Arise thou North-winde (Song 14)

Orlando Gibbons' Arise thou North-winde (Song 14) sets words from the Song of Solomon, here sung in English. The text paints a vivid scene of love and longing, with one lover calling for the winds to bring their beloved to a fragrant garden. The beloved then arrives, inviting friends to share in the garden's bounty. The composer's setting for unison voices with an optional Second Voice (SB) draws out the sensuous imagery of the text. This piece, a sacred composition in the tradition of hymns, offers a devotional reflection on the Song of Solomon's evocative language.