by William Cornish (1465 - 1523)
A thanksgiving Matches base text
Language: English
Pleasure it is To hear, iwis, The Birdès sing. The deer in the dale, The sheep in the vale, The corn springing. God’s purveyance For sustenance, It is for man. Then we always To give him praise, And thank him than, And thank him than.
Composition:
- Set to music by John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962), "A thanksgiving", 1938, published 1938, from Five XVIth Century Poems, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by William Cornish (1465 - 1523)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 45