by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Death hath deprived me
Language: English
Death hath deprived me of my dearest friend, My dearest friend is dead and laid in grave, In grave he rests until the world shall end As end must all things have. All things must have an end that Nature wrought, Must unto dust be brought.
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 Thomas Weelkes (1576 - 1623), "Death hath deprived me", published 1608 [three-part chorus a cappella], from the collection Ayres or Phantasticke Sprits for Three Voices, no. 26, Thomas Este, London [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2013-04-26
Line count: 6
Word count: 46