by John Bunyan (1628 - 1688)
Who would true valour see
Language: English
Who would true valour see, Let him come hither; One here will constant be Come wind, come weather. There's no discouragement Shall make him once relent His first avowed intent To be a Pilgrim. Who so beset him round With dismal stories, Do but themselves confound, His strength the more is. No lion can him fright, He'll with a giant fight, But he will have a right To be a Pilgrim. Hobgoblin, nor foul fiend Can daunt his spirit; He knows he at the end Shall life inherit. Then fancies fly away, He'll fear not what men say, He'll labour night and day To be a pilgrim.
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Authorship:
- by John Bunyan (1628 - 1688) [author's text checked 1 time 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 George Dyson (1883 - 1964), "Valour" [ baritone and orchestra ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "Who would true valour see ", op. 101 no. 2 [ men's chorus a cappella ], from Four Hymn Tunes for Male Voices, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "The Song of the Pilgrims", from Pilgrim's Progress, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2005-09-02
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Word count: 107