by Charles Bayles Broadley (c1801 - 1866)
On thy love my heart reposes
Language: English
On thy love my heart reposes Hear me draw my falt'ring breath -- Raise me, lest mine eyelid closes -- Lest I sleep the sleep of death. Lest my haughty foes prevailing Proudly boast, "we laid him low." Lest the scorner hear my wailing, And he triumphed in my woe.
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Authorship:
- by Charles Bayles Broadley (c1801 - 1866)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "On thy love my heart reposes", op. 96 no. 2, published 1841 [ alto, SATB chorus, and organ or orchestra ], from Drei geistliche Lieder für eine Altstimme mit Chor und Orgelbegleitung, no. 2, Bonn, Simrock ; orchestrated 1852, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Felix Mendelssohn.
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This text was added to the website: 2019-11-28
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Word count: 48