Texts by G. Chesterton set in Art Songs and Choral Works

Text Collections:

• The Ballad of the White Horse
• The Flying Inn
• The Wild Knight and Other Poems
• Wine, Water and Song

Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):

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Special notes: All titles and first lines are included in this index, including those used by composers.
Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
A language code in a blue rectangle like ENG indicates that a translation to that language is available.
A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.

• A Ballade of an Anti-Puritan (They spoke of Progress spiring round) - G. Bachlund
• A Ballade of Suicide (The gallows in my garden, people say) - G. Bachlund
• A Christmas Carol (The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap) (from The Wild Knight and Other Poems) - N. Dello Joio, V. Weigl, M. Williamson
• A hymn (O God of earth and altar) - G. Bachlund
• A song of cider () - R. Boughton [x]
• Before the Roman came to Rye or out to Severn strode - J. Raynor, E. Richardson (The Rolling English Road)
• 'Elder father, though thine eyes - G. Bachlund
• Gold leaves (Lo! I am come to autumn) - G. Bachlund
• In My Own Nursery (The man in the wilderness asked of me) - G. Bachlund
• Jones had a dog; it had a chain - G. Bachlund (The Horrible History of Jones)
• Lo! I am come to autumn - G. Bachlund
• O God of earth and altar - G. Bachlund (A hymn)
• Old Noah he had an ostrich farm and fowls on the largest scale (from The Flying Inn) - G. Bachlund, J. Batton, H. Brown, J. Duke, N. Gilbert, M. Mulliner, C. Parry (Wine and water)
• Old Noah (Old Noah he had an ostrich farm and fowls on the largest scale) (from The Flying Inn) - J. Batton
• Quoodles (They haven't got no noses) - F. Hart
• St George he was for England - G. Bachlund
• The baptism of Guthrum () (from The Ballad of the White Horse) - J. Gardner [x]
• The Battle of Ethandune () (from The Ballad of the White Horse) - J. Gardner [x]
• The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap (from The Wild Knight and Other Poems) - D. Barlow, C. Black, E. Borroff, D. Cashmore, M. Chapman, J. Conant, M. Daniels, N. Dello Joio, J. Gayfer, S. Heys, M. Johnstone, T. Noble, T. Pitfield, G. Rathbone, J. Raynor, M. Shaw, J. Tatton, R. Teed, V. Weigl, M. Williamson, A. Wills (A Christmas Carol)
• The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap (The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap) (from The Wild Knight and Other Poems) - E. Borroff, J. Conant, S. Heys, A. Wills
• The Christ-child (The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap) (from The Wild Knight and Other Poems) - M. Daniels, M. Johnstone, T. Pitfield, G. Rathbone, J. Raynor, J. Tatton, R. Teed
• The donkey (When fishes flew and forests walked) (from The Wild Knight and Other Poems) - A. Baas, G. Bachlund, M. Besly, R. Boughton, D. Bright, V. Buck, W. Buczynski, E. Chisholm, R. Clarke, H. Cowell, R. Hageman, M. Horder, C. Mawby, H. Noble, H. Purdie, W. Rettich, H. Roberton, J. Roff, H. Searle, L. Smit, G. Tomlins, B. Treharne GER
• The Englishman (St George he was for England) - G. Bachlund
• The gallows in my garden, people say - G. Bachlund
• The gathering of the chiefs () (from The Ballad of the White Horse) - J. Gardner [x]
• The harp of Alfred () (from The Ballad of the White Horse) - J. Gardner [x]
• The Holy of Holies ('Elder father, though thine eyes) - G. Bachlund
• The Horrible History of Jones (Jones had a dog; it had a chain) - G. Bachlund
• The logical vegetarian (You will find me drinking rum) (from Wine, Water and Song) - G. Bachlund
• The man in the wilderness asked of me - G. Bachlund
• The northmen () (from The Ballad of the White Horse) - J. Gardner [x]
• The Rolling English Road (Before the Roman came to Rye or out to Severn strode) - J. Raynor, E. Richardson
• The scouring of the horse () (from The Ballad of the White Horse) - J. Gardner [x]
• The song of the dog named Quoodle (They haven't got no noses)
• The Song of the Quoodle (They haven't got no noses) - G. Bachlund
• The stars looked down (The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap) (from The Wild Knight and Other Poems) - C. Black
• The vision of the king () (from The Ballad of the White Horse) - J. Gardner [x]
• The white horse () (from The Ballad of the White Horse) - J. Gardner [x]
• The world's desire (The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap) (from The Wild Knight and Other Poems) - D. Barlow, D. Cashmore, M. Chapman, J. Gayfer, T. Noble, J. Raynor, M. Shaw
• They haven't got no noses - G. Bachlund, F. Hart (The song of the dog named Quoodle)
• They spoke of Progress spiring round - G. Bachlund
• When fishes flew and forests walked (from The Wild Knight and Other Poems) GER - A. Baas, G. Bachlund, M. Besly, R. Boughton, D. Bright, V. Buck, W. Buczynski, E. Chisholm, R. Clarke, H. Cowell, R. Hageman, M. Horder, C. Mawby, H. Noble, H. Purdie, W. Rettich, H. Roberton, J. Roff, H. Searle, L. Smit, G. Tomlins, B. Treharne (The donkey)
• Wine and water (Old Noah he had an ostrich farm and fowls on the largest scale) (from The Flying Inn) - G. Bachlund, H. Brown, J. Duke, N. Gilbert, M. Mulliner, C. Parry
• You will find me drinking rum (from Wine, Water and Song) - G. Bachlund (The logical vegetarian)

Last update: 2024-12-12 04:50:35