by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Hence a blessed soul is fled
Language: English
Hence a blessed soul is fled, Leaving here the body dead; Which since here they can't combine, For the saint we'll keep the shrine.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Upon a maid" [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Hence a blessed soul is fled", op. 148 (Five Songs) no. 2 (1941) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-22
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Word count: 24