by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930)

Love on my heart from heaven fell
 (Sung text for setting by G. Holst)
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Language: English 
Love on my heart from heaven fell,
Soft as the dew on flow'rs of Spring,
Sweet as the hidden drops that swell
Their honey-throated chalicing.

Now never from him do I part,
Hosana evermore I cry,
I taste his savour in my heart,
And bid all praise him as do I.

Without him noughtsoever is,
Nor was... afore, nor e'er shall be:
Nor any other joy than his
Wish I for mine to comfort me.

Composition:

    Set to music by Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934), "Love on my heart from heaven fell", op. 44 no. 6, H. 162 no. 6, published 1926, 1974 [ soprano, SSA chorus, and strings ], from Seven Partsongs, no. 6

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 75