She weepeth sore
Language: English
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheek. Her priests sigh and her virgins are afflicted, and among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her.
Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Lamentations I:2a,4b,2b.  [author's text not yet checked 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 William Lawes (1602 - 1645), "She weepeth sore" [chorus a cappella] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 32