by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Language: English
Tune thy Musicke to thy hart,
Sing thy ioy with thankes, and so thy sorrow :
Though Devotion needes not Art,
Sometimes of the poore the rich may borrow.
Striue not yet for curious wayes :
Concord pleaseth more, the lesse 'tis strained ;
Zeale affects not outward prayse,
Onely striues to show a loue vnfained.
Loue can wondrous things affect,
Sweetest Sacrifice, all wrath appeasing ;
Loue the highest doth respect ;
Loue alone to him is euer pleasing.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Heart's music", 1954
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 76