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by John Milton (1608 - 1674)

And as I wake
Language: English 
And as I wake, sweet music breathe
Above, about or underneath,
Sent by some spirit to mortals good,
Or th’unseen genius of the wood.
But let my due feet never fail to walk the studious cloister’s pale,
And love the high embowed roof, With antic pillars massy proof,
And storied windows richly delight, Casting a dim religious light.
There let the pealing organ blow to the full voiced choir below
In service high and anthems clear,
As may with sweetness, through mine ear, 
dissolve me into ecstasies, and bring all heaven before mine eyes.

Text Authorship:

  • by John Milton (1608 - 1674), written 1645 [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 Stephanie Martin (b. 1962), "And as I wake", copyright © 201 3 [ satb chorus ], Kelman Hall Publishing
        Score: Cypress Choral [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-06-09
Line count: 11
Word count: 94

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