by Henry Kirke White (1785 - 1806)
Music, all powerful
Language: English
Music, all pow'rful o'er the human mind! Can still each mental storm, each tumult calm; Soothe anxious care on sleepless couch reclin'd, And e'en fierce anger's furious rage disarm. At her command, the varous passions lie, She stirs to battle, or she lulls to peace, Melts the charm'd soul to thrilling ecstasy, And bids the jarring world's harsh clangour cease. Soft thro' the dell the dying strains retire, Then burst majestic, in the varied swell, Now, breathe melodious as the Grecian lyre, Or on the ear, in sinking cadence dwell. Oh! surely Harmony from Heav'n was sent, To cheer the soul when tir'd with human strife; To soothe the wayward heart by sorrow rent, And soften down the rugged road of life.
Authorship:
- by Henry Kirke White (1785 - 1806) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Thomas F. Walmisley (1783 - 1866), "Music, all powerful", c1830 [chorus], partsong [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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