by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Dost thou withdraw thy grace?
 (Sung text for setting by J. Danyel)
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Language: English 
Dost thou withdraw thy grace
For that I should not love,
And think'st thou to remove
M' affections with thy face?

As if that love did hold no part
But where thy beauty lies,
And were not in my heart
Greater than in thy fair eyes?

Ah yes! 'tis more, more is desire
There, where it wounds and pines;
As fire is far more fire
Where it burns than where it shines.

Composition:

    Set to music by John Danyel (1564 - 1626), "Dost thou withdraw thy grace?"

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 72