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: 75