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X:1
T:The Eagle's Force.
O: Psalms, Songs and Sonnets. (1611)
H: transcribed from the Edmond Fellowes edition of the works of Byrd, Volume XIV.
C: William Byrd
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N: original clef: C on first line
N: Original Key signature, no sharps or flats
N: Words by Thomas Churchyard (1520-1604)
M:C
K:D minor
T: Cantus Primus
L:1/4
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z2 D2 F > G A2 z A G E 
w:The Ea- gle's force sub- dues each
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G2 F D E2 z D A3 B c G A2
w:Bird that _ flies: What me- tal can re- sist,
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E2 F2 G E2 D "A"^C4 z3 D F G A2
w:re- sist the flam- ing fire? Doth not the Sun
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z2 d2 c A B A/ G/ F2 z G A G/ F/ E G
w:daz- zle the clear- est _ eyes, the clear- est eyes, the
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c B/ A/ G2 "B"A2 z A G2 F2 E2 E F2 
w:clear- est _ _ eyes? And melt the ice, and make
%6
G A2 z A2 G/ F/ E F2 E/ D/ "C"^C2 D2
w:the frost re - - tire? re - - tire? Who
%7
F2 G2 A2 z3 E C > D E C G2
w:can with- stand a puis- sant King's de- sire,
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z G D > E F D A3 G/ F/ E2 "D"^F2 z =F
w:a puis- sant King's de- sire, d - - sire? The
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|: A3 G ^F G F F G2 D2 D D ^C C D2 B,2
w:stiff- est stones are pierc- ed through with tools, are pierc- ed through with
%2r
A,2 z A G G A4 F2 "E"E4
w:tools, are pierc- ed through with tools:
%3r
z4 z D E F G A B2 A2 G F
w:the wis- est are with Prin- ces made but
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E2 z3 E F G A B  c2 A2 F E
w:fools.  The wis- est are with Prin- ces made but
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D F2 E F2 z C D E F G A2 F2
w:fools, made but fools.  The wis- est are with Prin- ces
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w:made but fools, made but fools, made _ _ _ _ but fools. The | fools.


X:2
T:The Eagle's Force.
O: Psalms, Songs and Sonnets. (1611)
H: transcribed from the Edmond Fellowes edition of the works of Byrd, Volume XIV.
C: William Byrd
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N: original clef: C on first line
N: Original Key signature, no sharps or flats
N: Words by Thomas Churchyard (1520-1604)
M:C
K:D minor
T: Cantus Secundus
L:1/4
%1
D2 F > G A2 z F E C E2
w:The Ea- gle's force sub- dues each Bird
%2
D E > D D2 ^C D2 z D F2 E2 z c2
w:that flies, each bird that flies: what me- tal can
%3
G A2 E G2 F "A"E2 z E F G A2 d2 c A
w:re- sist the flam- ing fire? Doth not the Sun daz- zle the
%4
B A/ G/ F G A2 z F A G/ F/ E2 F c2 B/ A/
w:clear- est _ _ _ eyes, the clear- est _ eyes, the clear- est _ 
%5
G F2 E "B"F2 z C E2 D2 ^C2 z =C
w:_ _ _ eyes? and melt the ice, and
%6
D2 E F2 E/ D/ ^C2 z A2 G/ F/ "C"E2 z2
w:make the frost re - tire? re - - tire?
%7
D F2 E F D C > D E C G4 z E
w:Who can with- stand a puis- sant King's de- sire, a
%8
D > E F D A3 G/ F/ E D2 ^C "D"D4
w:puis- sant King's de- sire, de - - - - sire? 
%1r
|: z A c3 B A2 z B A A B2 G2 F A G G
w:The stiff- est stones are pierc- ed through with tools, are pierc- ed 
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w:through with tools, are pierc- ed through with tools: The
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D E F G A > A G F E F2 E F2 E D2 
w:wis- est are with Prin- ces made but fools, are with Prin- ces made
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^C D2 z3 E F G A B c2 A2
w:but fools.  The wis- est are with Prin- ces
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w: made but fools.  The wis- est are with Prin- ces made but
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w:fools, made but fools, made _ _ _ _ _ but fools.  | fools.


X:3
T:The Eagle's Force.
O: Psalms, Songs and Sonnets. (1611)
H: transcribed from the Edmond Fellowes edition of the works of Byrd, Volume XIV.
C: William Byrd
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N: original clef: C on third line
N: Original Key signature, no sharps or flats
N: Words by Thomas Churchyard (1520-1604)
M:C
K:D minor -8va
T: Bassus
L:1/4
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z4 D2 F > G A2 z c
w:The Ea- gle's force sub- 
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w:dues each Bird that flies, each bird that flies: what me- tal can re
%3
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w:sist the flam- ing fire? Doth not the Sun daz- zle the
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G A B2 A2 d4 c2 A2 c4
w:clear- est _ eyes, daz- zle the clear-
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c2 "B"F2 z F C2 D2 A2 z A
w:est eyes? and melt the ice, and
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B2 c d2 c/ B/ A4 D2 "C"A2 G B2
w:make the frost re - tire? re  tire? Who can
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A B G F > G A F c2 z E C > D E C
w:with- stand a puis- sant King's de- sire, a puis- sant King's de-
%8
G2 z G D > E F D A2 A2 "D"D2 z d
w: sire, a puis- sant King's de- sire, de- sire? The
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w:stiff- est stones are pierc- ed through with tools, are 
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w:pierc- ed through with tools, with _ _ _ _ _ tools: The
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B G A B c F c3 B/ A/ G2 z D E F
w:wis- est are with Prin- ces made but _ fools, The wis- est
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G A B2 A2 A G F4 z2 F2 
w:are with Prin- ces made but fools.  The
%5r
G A B c d2 c2 B A D2 F E D2
w: wis- est are with Prin- ces made but fools, made but fools,
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w: made but fools. The | fools.