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<HEAD><L><HI>Englands</HI> rejoycing at that happy day</L>
<L>That peace and truth it may bear &s;way,</L>
<L>Being th' Election of that thing,</L>
<L>In chu&s;ing us a Royal King,</L></HEAD>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, Gallant Souldiers do not mu&s;e.</OPENER>
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<L>LEt <HI>England</HI> now rejoice with &s;p&eacute;ed</L>
<L>&s;ince in heart the Hou&s;e decr&eacute;e'd</L>
<L>In granting a Fr&eacute;e Parliament</L>
<L>to give true Subjects now content,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>That we may rejoice and &s;ing</HI></L>
<L><HI>that happy day we chu&s;'d a King.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>About the merry month of <HI>May,</HI></L>
<L>we hope to &s;&eacute;e that happy day</L>
<L>Wherein they will &s;o well agr&eacute;e</L>
<L>that we &s;hall live in unity,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Whereby we may rejoice and &s;ing,</HI></L>
<L><HI>that happy day we chu&s;'d a King.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>The Army it doth take a part</L>
<L>for to joyn with hand and heart</L>
<L>Whereby we may have a head</L>
<L>that may &s;tand us in &s;ome &s;tead</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>That we may rejoice and &s;ing</HI></L>
<L><HI>that happy day we chu&s;'d a King.</HI></L>
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</LG>
<LG>
<L><HI>Apollo's</HI> wi&s;dom God them &s;end,</L>
<L>And <HI>Hercules's</HI> &s;trength for to defend</L>
<L>That we all may live in peace,</L>
<L>and that the&s;e bloody wars may cea&s;e</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then we &s;hall rejoice and &s;ing</HI></L>
<L><HI>that happy day we chu&s;'d a King.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>This many years we've b&eacute;en in wo</L>
<L>not knowing well our friend from foe</L>
<L>Which brought the land into great &s;trife</L>
<L>to kill and &s;lay we were &s;o rife</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>But now we will rejoice and &s;ing</HI></L>
<L><HI>that happy day we chu&s;'d a King.</HI></L>
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<L>Although we have then &s;uffered long</L>
<L>we hope now for to change that &s;ong</L>
<L>That peace and truth may bear the &s;way</L>
<L>God grant us then that happy day</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>That we may rejoice and &s;ing</HI></L>
<L><HI>when Charles the &s;econd is our King.</HI></L>
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<HEAD>The &s;econd part,</HEAD>
<OPENER>to the &s;ame Tune.</OPENER>
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<L>IN former age we were at re&s;t</L>
<L>when as the Land was not &s;o &s;ea&s;t</L>
<L>But lived in love and unity,</L>
<L>until became this mi&s;ery.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>But now we will rejoice and &s;ing</HI></L>
<L><HI>when Charls the &s;econd is our King.</HI></L>
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</LG>
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<L>The &s;ad Excize hath b&eacute;en &s;o rife</L>
<L>it hath both begger'd man and wife,</L>
<L>But now we hope that it will down,</L>
<L>when that <HI>Charls</HI> obtains the Crown</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then we will rejoice and &s;ing</HI></L>
<L><HI>that happy day we chu&s;'d a King.</HI></L>
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<L>Trading it hath lain long dead,</L>
<L>and all was for want of a head,</L>
<L>Which we hope for to obtain,</L>
<L>to live in comfort once again.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then we will rejoice and &s;ing,</HI></L>
<L><HI>when Charls the &s;econd is our King.</HI></L>
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<L>That Proclamation it will down</L>
<L>that took away <HI>Charls Stuarts</HI> crown</L>
<L>And <HI>Charls</HI> the &s;econd once again</L>
<L>doth hope the &s;ame for to obtain</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>And then we will rejoice and &s;ing</HI></L>
<L><HI>when Charls the &s;econd is our King.</HI></L>
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<L>Fal&s;e Prophets they did &s;oon ari&s;e,</L>
<L>and thought thereby to get a prize,</L>
<L>And for to pull the Churches down</L>
<L>but they will be taimed &s;oon,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>And then we &s;hall rejoice and &s;ing</HI></L>
<L><HI>when Charls the &s;econd is our King.</HI></L>
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<L>Of New years day they did begin</L>
<L>thinking that they all might win,</L>
<L><HI>York</HI> Min&s;ter they lockt on the &s;ame</L>
<L>thinking thereby to honour gain,</L>
<L>But aid there came then pre&s;ently</L>
<L>which made them pre&s;ently to fly.</L>
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<L>If they will not be rul'd in time</L>
<L>they will be puni&s;h'd for their crime,</L>
<L>When that <HI>Charles</HI> will bear the &s;way,</L>
<L>their quaking then will &s;oon decay,</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>And then we may rejoice and &s;ing</HI></L>
<L><HI>when Charles the &s;econd is the King.</HI></L>
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<L>Then will the Go&s;pel flouri&s;h rife,</L>
<L>and we &s;hall be no more at &s;trife,</L>
<L>VVhere by we may give God the prai&s;e</L>
<L>that &s;uch a Comforter did rai&s;e,</L>
<L>To cau&s;e thereby a happy peace,</L>
<L>that the&s;e bloody wars may cea&s;e.</L>
<LG TYPE="refrain">
<L><HI>Then may we all rejoice and &s;ing</HI></L>
<L><HI>that happy day we chu&s;'d a King.</HI></L>
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