by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930)

When Death to either shall come
 (Sung text for setting by M. Herbert)
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Language: English 
When Death to either shall come, -
I pray it be first to me,-
Be happy as ever at home,
If so, as I wish, it be.

Possess thy heart, my own;
And sing to the child on thy knee,
Or read to thyself alone
The songs that I made for thee.

Composition:

    Set to music by Muriel Emily Herbert (1897 - 1984), "When Death to either shall come", 1923, published 1923 [ voice and piano ], London : Augener confirmed with a CD booklet

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Researcher for this page: David K. Smythe

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 56