by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The fatal hour comes on apace
Language: English
The fatal hour comes on apace, Which I had rather die than see, For when fate calls you from this place, You go to certain misery. The thought does stab me to the heart, And gives me pangs no word can speak, It wracks me in each vital part, Sure when you go, my heart will break. Since I for you so much endure, May I not hope you will believe, 'Tis you alone these wounds can cure, Which are the fountains of my grief.
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 Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "The fatal hour comes on apace", Z. 421, published 1702. [text verified 1 time]
- by Michael Tippett (1905 - 1998), "The fatal hour comes on apace", note: this is a realization of a Purcell song. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 85