by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Tune thy Musicke to thy hart
Language: English
Tune thy Musicke to thy hart,
Sing thy ioy with thankes, and so thy sorrow :
Though Devotion needes not Art,
Sometimes of the poore the rich may borrow.
Striue not yet for curious wayes :
Concord pleaseth more, the lesse 'tis strained ;
Zeale affects not outward prayse,
Onely striues to show a loue vnfained.
Loue can wondrous things affect,
Sweetest Sacrifice, all wrath appeasing ;
Loue the highest doth respect ;
Loue alone to him is euer pleasing.
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Modernized form of the text:
Tune thy music to thy heart; Sing thy joy with thanks, and so thy sorrow. Though devotion needs not art, Sometime of the poor the rich may borrow. Strive not yet for curious ways; Concord pleaseth more the less 'tis strained. Zeal affects not outward praise, Only strives to show a love unfeigned. Love can wondrous things effect, Sweetest sacrifice all wrath appeasing. Love the Highest doth respect, Love alone to Him is ever pleasing.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
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 Campion (1567 - 1620), "Tune thy Musicke to thy hart", published c1613, from Two Bookes of Ayres - The First Booke, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Henry) Walford Davies, Sir (1869 - 1941), "Tune thy music to thy heart", published 1931 [ voice and piano ], from Twenty-one songs, no. 19 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Humphrey Procter-Gregg (1895 - 1980), "Tune thy music to thy heart" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Humphrey Procter-Gregg (1895 - 1980), "Tune thy music to thy heart " [ chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Heart's music", 1954 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 76