This is a list of musical compositions by Henry Purcell.

By Z number Pieces listed according to the Zimmerman catalogue.

Anthems Z. 1, Verse Anthem, "Awake, put on thy strength" (c. 1682–85) Z. 2, Verse Anthem, "Behold, I bring you glad tidings" (1687) Z. 3, Verse Anthem, "Behold now, praise the Lord" (c. 1680) Z. 4, Verse Anthem, "Be merciful unto me" (1683 or before) Z. 5, Verse Anthem, "Blessed are they that fear the Lord" (1688) Z. 6, Verse Anthem, "Blessed be the Lord my strength" (before 1679) Z. 7, Verse Anthem, "Blessed is he that considereth the poor" (c. 1688) Z. 8, Verse Anthem, "Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven" (c. 1680–92) Z. 9, Verse Anthem, "Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord" (c. 1688) Z. 10, Full Anthem, "Blow up the trumpet in Sion" (before 1679) Z. 11, Verse Anthem, "Bow down thine ear, O Lord" (c. 1680–82) Z. 12, Verse Anthem, "Give sentence with me, O Lord" (before 1681) Z. 13, Verse Anthem, "Hear me, O Lord, and that soon" (c. 1680–82) – [There are 2 arrangements of this piece, Z. 13A and Z. 13B respectively] Z. 14, Verse Anthem, "Hear my prayer, O God" (before 1683) Z. 15, Full Anthem, "Hear my prayer, O Lord" in C minor, for Chorus (before 1683) Z. 16, Verse Anthem, "In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust" (c. 1682) Z. 17, Full Anthem, "In the midst of life" (before 1682) – [There are 2 arrangements of this piece, Z. 17A and Z. 17B respectively] Z. 18, Verse Anthem, "It is a good thing to give thanks" (c. 1682–85) Z. 19, Verse Anthem, "I was glad when they said unto me" in G major for Chorus (c. 1682–83) Z. 20, Verse Anthem, "I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord" (c. 1682–85) Z. 21, Verse Anthem, "I will give thanks unto the Lord" (c. 1680–82) Z. 22, Full Anthem, "I will sing unto the Lord" (before 1679) Z. 23, Verse Anthem, "Let God arise" (before 1679) Z. 24, Verse Anthem, "Let mine eyes run down with tears" (c. 1682) for Chorus and Continuo Z. 25, Full Anthem, "Lord, how long wilt Thou be angry?" (c. 1680–82) for chorus Z. 26, Verse Anthem, "Lord, who can tell how oft he offendeth?" (c. 1677) Z. 27, Full Anthem, "Man that is born of woman" (c. 1680–82) Z. 28, Verse Anthem, "My beloved spake" in F major (before 1677) for Chorus and Strings Z. 29, Verse Anthem, "My heart is fixed, O God" (c. 1682–85) Z. 30, Verse Anthem, "My heart is inditing" (1685) Z. 31, Verse Anthem, "My song shall be always" (1690) Z. 32, Verse Anthem, "O consider my adversity" (Unknown) Z. 33, Verse Anthem, "O give thanks unto the Lord" (1693) Z. 34, Full Anthem, "O God, the king of glory" in B minor (before 1679) for chorus Z. 35, Full Anthem, "O God, thou art my god" (c. 1680–82) Z. 36, Full Anthem, "O God, thou has cast us out" (c. 1680–82) Z. 37, Full Anthem, "O Lord God of hosts" (c. 1680–82) Z. 38, Verse Anthem, "O Lord, grant the King a long life" (1685) Z. 39, Verse Anthem, "O Lord, our governor" in C minor (before 1679) for 5 Voices, Chorus, and Continuo Z. 40, Verse Anthem, "O Lord, rebuke me not" (Unknown) Z. 41, Verse Anthem, "O Lord, Thou art my God" (c. 1680–82) Z. 42, Verse Anthem, "O praise God in his holiness" (c. 1682–85) Z. 43, Verse Anthem, "O praise the Lord, all ye heathen" (before 1681) Z. 44, Verse Anthem, "O sing unto the Lord" (1688) Z. 45, Verse Anthem, "Out of the deep have I called" (c. 1680) Z. 46, Verse Anthem, "Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem” (1689) Z. 46a, Verse Anthem, “Praise the Lord, ye Servants” (1698) (This anthem was a fragment of Z. 46) Z. 47, Verse Anthem, "Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me" (c. 1682–85) Z. 48, Verse Anthem, "Praise the Lord, O my soul, O Lord my God" (1687) Z. 49, Verse Anthem, "Rejoice in the Lord alway" in C major (c. 1682–85) for 3 Voices, Chorus, and Strings Z. 50, Full Anthem, "Remember not, Lord, our offences" in A minor (c. 1679–82) for Chorus Z. 51, Full Anthem, "Save me, O God" (before 1681) Z. 52, Verse Anthem, "Sing unto God" (1687) Z. 53, Verse Anthem, "The Lord is king, be the people never so impatient" (Unknown) Z. 54, Verse Anthem, "The Lord is King, the earth may be glad [thereof]" (1688) Z. 55, Verse Anthem, "The Lord is my light" (c. 1682–85) Z. 56, Verse Anthem, "The way of God is an undefiled way" (1694) Z. 57, Verse Anthem, "They that go down to the sea in ships" (1685) Z. 58, Verse Anthem, "Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts" (1687) – (There are 2 arrangements of this piece in Z. 58a, and Z. 58b, with Z. 58b being the full anthem) Z. 59, Full Anthem, "Thy righteousness, O God, is very high" (Unknown) Z. 60, Verse Anthem, "Thy way, O God, is holy" (1687) Z. 61, Verse Anthem, "Thy word is a lantern unto my feet" (Unknown) Z. 62, Verse Anthem, "Turn thou us, O good Lord" (Unknown) Z. 63, Verse Anthem, "Unto Thee will I cry" (c. 1682–85) Z. 64, Verse Anthem, "Who hath believed our report?" (c. 1679–80) Z. 65, Verse Anthem, "Why do the heathen so furiously rage together?" (c. 1682–85)

Hymns and sacred songs [Z. 101–200] Z. 101, Catch, "Joy, mirth, triumphs I do defy" (Unknown) – [Possibly originally an Alleluia] Z. 103, Gloria, "Gloria Patri et Filio" (c. 1680) Z. 104, Gloria, "Gloria Patri et Filio" – Canon 3 in 1 (c. 1680) Z. 105, Gloria, "Gloria Patri et Filio" – Canon 4 in 1 per arsin et thesin in D minor, for chorus (c. 1680) Z. 106, Gloria, "Gloria Patri et Filio" – Canon 4 in 1 (c. 1680) Z. 107, Gloria, "Gloria Patri et Filio" – Canon 7 in 1 at the unison (Unknown) Z. 108, Sacred Song, "Laudate Dominum" – Canon 3 in 1 (Unknown) Z. 109, Sacred Song, "Miserere mei" – Canon 4 in 2 (published 1687) Z. 120, Chant in A minor (Unknown) – [Z. 120 through Z. 125 are of doubtful provenance] Z. 121, Chant in G major Z. 122, Chant in G major Z. 123, Chant in D minor Z. 124, Chant in G major (The authorship of pieces Z. 121-124 remain uncertain) Z. 125, Burford psalm-tune in G minor (authorship uncertain) Z. 130, Sacred Hymn, "Ah! few and full of sorrow" (c. 1680) Z. 131, Sacred Hymn, "Beati omnes [qui timent Dominum]" in G minor, for Chorus and Continuo (c. 1680) Z. 132, Sacred Hymn, "Early, O Lord, my fainting soul" (c. 1680) Z. 133, Sacred Hymn, "Hear me, O Lord, the great support" (1680–82) Z. 134, Hymn, "In guilty night" (published 1693) Z. 135, Psalm, "Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes" in A minor, for 2 Voices, Chorus, and Continuo (c. 1680) Z. 136, Sacred Hymn, "Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes" in G minor, for 4 Voices, and Continuo (c. 1680) Z. 137, Sacred Hymn, "Lord, not to us, but to thy name" (c. 1680) Z. 138, Sacred Hymn, "O all ye people, clap your hands" (c. 1680) Z. 139, Sacred Hymn, "O happy man that fears the Lord" (Unknown) Z. 140, Sacred Hymn, "O, I'm sick of life" (c. 1680) Z. 141, Sacred Hymn, "O Lord our governor" (c. 1680) Z. 142, Sacred Hymn, "Plung'd in the confines of despair" (c. 1680) Z. 143, Sacred Hymn, "Since God, so tender a regard" (c. 1680) Z. 144, Sacred Hymn, "When on my sickbed I languish" (c. 1680) Z. 181, Hymn, "Awake, and with attention hear" (published 1681) Z. 182, Hymn, "Awake, ye dead" (published 1693) Z. 183, Hymn, "Begin the song, and strike the living lyre" (published 1681) Z. 184, Hymn, "Close thine eyes and sleep secure" (published 1688) Z. 185, Hymn, "Full of wrath his threatening breath" (Unknown) Z. 186, Hymn, "Great God and just" (published 1688) Z. 187, Hymn, "Hosanna to the highest" (Unknown) Z. 188, Hymn, "How have I strayed" (published 1688) Z. 189, Hymn, "How long, great God?" (published 1688) Z. 190, Hymn, "In the black dismal dungeon of despair" (published 1688) Z. 191, Hymn, "Let the night perish" (published 1688) Z. 192, Hymn, "Lord, what is man?" (published 1693) Z. 193, Hymn, "Now that the sun hath veiled his light" ("An Evening Hymn On A Ground") (published 1688) Z. 195, Hymn, "Sleep, Adam[, sleep and take thy rest]" (published 1688) Z. 196, Hymn, "Tell me, some pitying angel" (published 1693) Z. 197, Hymn, "The earth trembled" (published 1688) Z. 198, Hymn, "Thou wakeful shepherd" (published 1688) Z. 199, Hymn, "We sing to him, whose wisdom form'd the ear" (published 1688) Z. 200, Hymn, "With sick and famish'd eyes" (published 1688)

Services Z. 230/1, Morning Service, "Te Deum Laudamus in B major" for Te Deum (before 1682) Z. 230/2, Morning Service, "Benedictus in B major" (before 1682) scoring of Benedictus Z. 230/3, Morning Service, "Benedicite Omnia Opera in B major" (before 1682) Z. 230/4, Morning Service, "Jubilate Deo in B major" (before 1682) Z. 230/5, Communion Service, "Kyrie Eleison in B major" (before 1682) Z. 230/6, Communion Service, "Nicene Creed in B major" (before 1682) Z. 230/7, Evening Service, "Magnificat in B major" (before 1682) Z. 230/8, Evening Service, "Nunc dimittis in B major" (before 1682) Z. 230/9, Evening Service, "Cantate Domino in B major" (before 1682) Z. 230/10, Evening Service, "Deus misereatur in B major" (before 1682) Z. 231 Evening Service Vespers in G minor for 6 Voices, Chorus, and Continuo Z. 232,"Te Deum and Jubilate Deo in D major" (1694), for 6 Voices, Chorus, and Orchestra

Catches Z. 240, Catch, "A health to the nut-brown lass" (1685) Z. 241, Catch, "An ape, a lion, a fox and an ass" (1686) Z. 242, Catch, "As Roger last night to Jenny lay close" (Unknown) Z. 243, Catch, "Bring the bowl and cool Nantz" (1693–94) Z. 244, Catch, "Call for the reckoning" (Unknown) Z. 245, Catch, "Come let us drink" (Unknown) Z. 246, Catch, "Come my hearts, play your parts" (1685) Z. 247, Catch, "Down, down with Bacchus" (1693) Z. 248, Catch, "Drink on till night be spent" (1686) Z. 249, Catch, "Full bags, a brisk bottle" (1686) Z. 250, Catch, "God save our sovereign Charles" (1685) Z. 251, Catch, "Great Apollo and Bacchus" (Unknown) Z. 252, Catch, "Here's a health, pray let it pass" (Unknown) Z. 253, Catch, "Here's that will challenge all the fair" (1680) Z. 254, Catch, "He that drinks is immortal" (1686) Z. 255, Catch, "If all be true that I do think" (1689) Z. 256, Catch, "I gave her cakes and I gave her ale" (1690) Z. 257, Catch, "Is Charleroy's siege come too?" (1693) Z. 258, Catch, "Let the grave folks go preach" (1685) Z. 259, Catch, "Let us drink to the blades" (1691) Z. 260, Catch, "My lady's coachman, John" (1688) Z. 261, Catch, "Now England's great council's assembled" (1685) Z. 262, Catch, "Now, now we are met and humours agree" (1688) Z. 263, Catch, "Of all the instruments that are" (1693) Z. 264, Catch, "Once in our lives let us drink to our wives" (1686) Z. 265, Catch, "Once, twice, thrice, I Julia tried" (Unknown) Z. 266, Catch, "One industrious insect" (Unknown) Z. 267, Catch, "Pale faces, stand by" (1688) Z. 268, Catch, "Pox on you for a fop" (Unknown) Z. 269, Catch, "Prithee be n't so sad and serious" (Unknown) Z. 270, Catch, "Room for th'express" (1694) Z. 271, Catch, "Since the duke is return's" (1685) Z. 272, Catch, "Since time so kind to us does prove" (Unknown) Z. 273, Catch, "Sir Walter enjoying his damsel" (Unknown) Z. 274, Catch, "Soldier, soldier, take off thy wine" (Unknown) Z. 275, Catch, "Sum up all the delights" (1688) Z. 276, Catch, "The Macedon youth" (1686) Z. 277, Catch, "The miller's daughter riding" (1686) Z. 278, Catch, "The surrender of Limerick" (1691) Z. 279, Catch, "'Tis easy to force" (1685) Z. 280, Catch, "'Tis too late for a coach" (1686) Z. 281, Catch, "'Tis women makes us love" (1685) Z. 282, Catch, "To all lovers of music" (1687) Z. 283, Catch, "To thee, to thee and to a maid" (1685) Z. 284, Catch, "True Englishmen drink a good health" (c. 1689) Z. 285, Catch, "Under a green elm lies Luke Shepherd's helm" (1686) Z. 286, Catch, "Under this stone lies Gabriel John" (1686) Z. 287, Catch, "When V and I together meet" (1686) Z. 288, Catch, "Who comes there?" (1685) Z. 289, Catch, "Wine in a morning makes us frolic and gay" (1686) Z. 290, Catch, "Would you know how we meet" (1685) Z. 291, Catch, "Young Colin cleaving of a beam" (1691) Z. 292, Catch, "Young John the gard'ner" (1683)

Odes and welcome songs Z. 320, Ode, "Arise my Muse" (1690) Z. 321, Ode, "Celebrate this festival" for 5 Voices, Chorus, and Orchestra (1693)