by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Christ, He requires still, wheresoe'er...
Language: English
Christ, He requires still, wheresoe'er He comes To feed or lodge, to have the best of rooms: Give Him the choice; grant Him the nobler part Of all the house: the best of all's the heart.
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Confirmed with Robert Herrick, The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2, The Project Gutenberg EBook.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Christ's Part", appears in The Hesperides [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 Randall Thompson (1899 - 1984), "The Best of Rooms" [ chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ross Klatte
This text was added to the website: 2025-06-16
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Word count: 36