by Louis MacNeice (1907 - 1963)
Gloria
Language: English
Solo tenor: Glory, glory to God. Joy in the land of Spain. They sailed away to the West, Now they are here again. Chorus: Glory, glory to God. Joy in the land of Spain. Solo: They sailed away to the West, Now they are here again. They tracked the sun to his lair, They found the Golden Main. Chorus: They sailed away to the West, Now they are here again. Solo: The world that we have found Shall ne'er be lost again. The voyage that we made - We made it not in vain. Chorus: The world that we have found Shall ne'er be lost again.
Text Authorship:
- by Louis MacNeice (1907 - 1963) [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 William Walton (1902 - 1983), "Gloria", from Christopher Columbus Suite, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
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Line count: 24
Word count: 105