by Edmund Spenser (1552 - 1599)
Sonnet LXVIII
Language: English
Most glorious Lord of life, that on this day, Didst make thy triumph over death and sin: And having harrow'd hell, didst bring away Captivity thence captive, us to win: This joyous day, dear Lord, with joy begin, And grant that we for whom thou diddest die, Being with thy dear blood clean wash'd from sin, May live for ever in felicity. And that thy love we weighing worthily, May likewise love thee for the same again: And for thy sake, that all like dear didst buy, With love may one another entertain. So let us love, dear love, like as we ought, Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.
Authorship:
- by Edmund Spenser (1552 - 1599), "Sonnet LXVIII", appears in Amoretti and Epithalamion [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 Edmund Duncan Rubbra (1901 - 1986), "Sonnet LXVIII", op. 42 no. 5 (1935), published 1949 [ tenor and strings ], from Five Sonnets, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-31
Line count: 14
Word count: 112