by William Fuller, Dr., Lord-Bishop of Lincoln (1608 - 1675)
Thou wakeful shepherd, that does Israel...
Language: English
Thou wakeful shepherd, that does Israel keep, Rais'd by thy goodness from the bed of sleep, To thee I offer up this hymn As my best morning sacrifice; May it be gracious in thine eyes To raise me from the bed of sin. And do I live to see another day? I vow, my God, henceforth to walk thy ways, And sing thy praise All those few days Thou shalt allow. Could I redeem the time I have misspent In sinful merriment, Could I untread Those paths I led, I would so expiate each past offence That ev'n from thence The Innocent should wish themselves like me When with such crimes they such repentance see. With joy I'd sing away my breath, Yet who can die so to receive his death?
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Authorship:
- by William Fuller, Dr., Lord-Bishop of Lincoln (1608 - 1675) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "A morning hymn", 1960 [ voice and piano ], a realization of the Purcell song. Confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Thou wakeful shepherd (A morning hymn)", Z. 198, published 1688 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Athony Burton
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-30
Line count: 21
Word count: 131