by Charles Bayles Broadley (c1801 - 1866)
Language: English
Why, o Lord, delay for ever Smiles of comfort to impart? Oh, if Thou forget me -- never More shall gladness cheer this heart. Shall my soul still pine in sorrow? Still shall foes their insults pour? Weak and fainting -- shall the morrow Bring thine aid to me no more?
Composition:
- Set to music by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), no title, op. 96 no. 1, published 1841 [ alto, SATB chorus, and organ or orchestra ], from Drei geistliche Lieder für eine Altstimme mit Chor und Orgelbegleitung, no. 1, Bonn, Simrock ; orchestrated 1852, also set in German (Deutsch)
Text Authorship:
- by Charles Bayles Broadley (c1801 - 1866)
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