by George Herbert (1593 - 1633)
Awake, sad heart, whom sorrow ever...
Language: English
Awake, sad heart, whom sorrow ever drowns, Take up thine eyes, which feed on earth, Unfold thy forehead, gathered into frowns, Thy Saviour comes, and with him mirth. Awake, Awake, And with a thankfull heart His comforts take. But thou dost still lament, and pine, and cry, And feel His death, but not his victory. Arise sad heart; if thou dost not witstand, Christs resurrection thine may bee, Doe not by hanging downe breake from the hand, Which as it riseth, raiseth thee. Arise, Arise; And with His burial-linnen dry thine eyes. Christ left His grave-cloths, that we might, when greif Draws teares or blood, not want an handkerchief.
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- 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 John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Awake, Sad Heart", op. 631 (1963) [sung text not yet checked]
- by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958), "The dawning", 1990, first performed 1990 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Yelton Rhodes Music [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-09-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 109