Hymne V: To the Larke

Early chearfull, mounting Larke,
Lights gentle Vsher, mornings clarke,
In merrie Notes delighting:
Stint a while thy Song, and harke,
And learne my new Inditing.

Beare vp this Hymne, to heau'n it beare,
Euen vp to heau'n, and sing it there,
To heau'n each morning beare it;
Haue it set to some sweete Sphere,
And let the Angels heare it.

Renownd Astraea, that great name,
Exceeding great in worth and fame,
Great worth hath so renownd it,
It is Astraeas name I praise,
Now then, sweete Larke, do thou it raise,
And in high Heauen resound it.