by Sidney Lanier (1842 - 1881)
Into the woods my Master went
Language: English
Into the woods my Master went, Clean forspent, forspent. Into the woods my Master came, Forspent with love and shame. But the olives they were not blind to Him, The little gray leaves were kind to Him: The thorn-tree had a mind to Him When into the woods He came. Out of the woods my Master went, And He was well content. Out of the woods my Master came, Content with death and shame. When Death and Shame would woo Him last, From under the trees they drew Him last: 'Twas on a tree they slew Him--last When out of the woods He came.
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Authorship:
- by Sidney Lanier (1842 - 1881), "A ballad of trees and the master", appears in Poems of Sidney Lanier, first published 1884 [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 Carrie Belle Adams (1859 - 1940), "Into the woods my master went", published 1931. [medium voice or low voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Marie Briel , "Into the woods my master went", published 1934. [4-part mixed chorus a cappella] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "A ballad of trees and the master", 1899, published 1899. [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1929. [4-part mixed chorus and piano or organ] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by George Dupont-Hansen , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1950. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by H. W. Dyckman , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1924. [voice, piano, and violoncello obbligato] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by John Sylvester Fearis (1867 - 1932), "The trees", published 1927 [mixed chorus and piano], cantata [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Richard Franko Goldman (1910 - 1980), "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1949. [soprano, tenor, and SATB chorus] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ruth Redington Griswold , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1921. [medium voice, piano or organ] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Janie A. Hamilton , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1917. [voice, piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Marjorie Helyer , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1954 [chorus], partsong [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Philip Frederick Wright James (1890 - 1975), "A ballad of trees and the master", op. 22 no. 2, published 1920. [high voice or medium voice, piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Philip Frederick Wright James (1890 - 1975), "A ballad of trees and the master", op. 22 no. 1. [SATB chorus] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Sven Lekberg (1899 - 1984), "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1950. [high voice, piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ellen Jane Lorenz (b. 1907), "The trees and the master", published 1959 [SATB chorus and piano or organ], anthem; note: based on a hymn tune by Peter C. Lutkin [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Peter Christian Lutkin (1858 - 1931), "Into the woods my Master went", hymn [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Harry Alexander Matthews (1879 - 1973), "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1921 [SATB chorus a cappella], anthem [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by John Piersol McCaskey (1837 - 1935), "The trees and the master" [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Frances McCollin (1892 - 1960), "Into the woods my master went", published 1940. [high voice or medium voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Walter C. McCray , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1933. [voice, piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Charles Borromeo Mills (1914 - 1982), "A ballad of trees and the master" [SATB chorus a cappella] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by George Balch Nevin (1859 - 1933), "Into the woods my master went", published 1926 [SATB chorus and piano or organ], anthem [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by George Balch Nevin (1859 - 1933), "Into the woods my master went", published 1928. [voice, piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Harold Noble (1903 - 1998), "Into the woods my master went", published c1922. [SATB chorus and organ] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Kate Ockleston-Lippa , "Trees and the master", published 1934. [voice, piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Janie Alexander Patterson , "A ballad of trees and the master" [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Daniel Protheroe (1866 - 1934), "The trees and the master", published 1908 [SATB chorus a cappella], partsong [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Daniel Protheroe (1866 - 1934), "The trees and the master", published 1927 [high voice or low voice and piano], sacred song [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Orvis Ross (1894 - 1979), "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1952. [SATB chorus] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Robert Sheldon , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1959. [medium voice or low voice, piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Harry Rowe Shelley (1858 - 1947), "Into the woods my master went", published 1940. [voice, piano or organ] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Arthur Shepherd (1880 - 1958), "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1935. [SAATTBB chorus a cappella] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Francis W. Snow , "Into the woods my master went", published 1935. [TTBB chorus a cappella] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Bruce Trinkley (b. 1945), "A ballad of trees and the master", from Sidney Lanier Songs, no. 4. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Francis Urban , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1886. [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Into the woods my master went", published 1931 [SATB chorus a cappella], from Songs of Praise, hymn [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by David H. Williams (b. 1919), "Into the woods my master went" [mixed chorus], anthem [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Harry Robert Wilson (1901 - 1968), "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1955. [SATB chorus] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-02-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 104