XXI. Cease these false sports,

X:2
T:XXI. Cease these false sports,
T: CANTUS Secundus.
C: John Dowland
B: db: -c 4 -b 13
H: From A Pilgrimes Solace.
H: Wherein is contained Musicall 
H: Harmonie of 3. 4. and 5. parts,
H: To be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols.
H: First published in 1612
L:1/4
M:C
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N: Original clef, C on first line
K:G dor
G4 z2 d2 | d2 ^F G A4 |
w:Cease, cease, cease these false sports,
z G2 G A > A F2 |
w:Hast, hast, hast a- way, 
z D E ^F G > F E/ D/ E | D4
w:Love's made a trew- ant by your * stay,
z2 D2 | F4
w: Good night,
z2 z B | A d c =B c2 "(1)"z B A4 |
N:(1) looks like a half rest in facsimile
w: good night yet vir- gin, vir- gin Bride;
z/ G/ G > G E z/ c/ c > c A2 B B A | B2
w: but looke ere day, but looke ere day, ere day be spide, 
z D E F F E | F2
w: You change that fruit- lesse name, 
z c  B A A >A A4 |
w: least you your sex de- fame,
z G2 D z G2 F/ _E/ D G > G ^F |
w: Fear not Hy- mens * * peace- ful war, 
z G/ A/ B G z B/ c/ d B | z B/ c/ d B 
w: you'le * con- quer, you'le * con- quer,  you'le * con- quer, 
z d d A A/ A/ ^F 
w: though you sub- du- ed are,
z2 |: D3/4 E// F// D// G// A// B// G// d3/2 A4 |
w: good * * * * * * * * night,
z2 z d c B c > B | B2
w: And ere the day be old, 
F F/ "(2)"F/ B2 G G/ G/ c2 A A/ A/ d3 c/ c/ d B/ c/ d > B A3 A G4 :|
N:(2) Original is a quarter note
w: rise to the sun, rise to the sun, rise to the sun, to the Sunne, to the Sunne, a mar- i- gold.
M:3/2
L:1/4
B2 B2 c2 c4 c2 |
w:Hy- men, O hy- men, 
M:C
L:1/4
d3 c/ B/ A B c d | B c d
w:blesse this * night, this night,  blesse this * night,
z/ d/ c B > A G2 ^F G A > A G2 ^F HG4 |]
w: that Loves dark * * workes may come, may come to light.

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