by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Compare me to the child
Language: English
Compare me to the child that plays with fire, or to the fly that dieth in the flame, or to the foolish boy, that did aspire, to touch the glory of high heaven's frame. No man to these me fitly can compare, these live to die, I die to live in care.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 John Farmer (c1570 - c1601?5), "Compare me to the child" [SATB chorus a cappella] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-26
Line count: 6
Word count: 52