by George Herbert (1593 - 1633)
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life
Language: English
Our translations: SPA
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way, as gives us breath: Such a Truth, as ends all strife: Such a Life, as killeth death. Come, My Light, my Feast, my Strength: Such a Light, as shows a feast: Such a Feast, as mends in length: Such a Strength, as makes his guest. Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart: Such a Joy, as none can move: Such a Love, as none can part: Such a Heart, as joys in love.
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Text Authorship:
- by George Herbert (1593 - 1633) [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 Gerda Blok-Wilson (b. 1955), "Come, my Way", 2022, copyright © 2023 [ mixed chorus and piano ], T.U.X. People Music
Score: T.U.X. People Music [external link] [sung text not yet checked] - by Carson P. Cooman , "The call", op. 146 no. 2 (1999) [ chorus and tuned percussion tubes ], from Illuminations, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "The call", 1911 [ baritone, chorus and orchestra ], from Five Mystical Songs, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Mercedes Vivas) , "La llamada", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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