Be dumb, be dumb, ye inharmonious Sounds,
And Musick, that th’ astonish’d Ear with Discord wounds:
No more let common Rhymes profane the Day.
Grand Chorus.
Grac’d with divine Cecilia’s Name;
Let solemn Hymns this awful Feast proclaim,
And heav’nly Notes conspire to raise the heavn’ly Lay.
Recitative.
The meaner melody we scorn,
Which vulgar instruments afford;