by William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585 - 1649)
Change should breed change
Language: English
New doth the sun appear, The mountains' snows decay, Crown'd with frail flowers forth comes the baby year. My soul, time posts away; And thou yet in that frost Which flower and fruit hath lost, As if all here immortal were, dost stay. For shame! thy powers awake, Look to that Heaven which never night makes black, And there at that immortal sun's bright rays, Deck thee with flowers which fear not rage of days!
Authorship:
- by William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585 - 1649), "Change should breed Change" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Change should breed change", c1922 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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