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Three Songs for Medium Voice

by (William) Havergal Brian (1876 - 1972)

1. Renunciation

Language: English 
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Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelmina Mary Ayrston , as Temple Keble

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2. Lady Ellayne

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  • by Wilhelmina Mary Ayrston , as Temple Keble

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3. The defiled sanctuary  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
I saw a chapel all of gold
That none did dare to enter in,
And many weeping stood without,
Weeping, mourning, worshipping.

I saw a serpent rise between
The white pillars of the door,
And he forc'd and forc'd and forc'd,
Down the golden hinges tore.

And along the pavement sweet,
Set with pearls and rubies bright,
All his slimy length he drew
Till upon the altar white

Vomiting his poison out
On the bread and on the wine.
So I turn'd into a sty
And laid me down among the swine.

Text Authorship:

  • by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "I saw a chapel", first published 1863

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