by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Most sweet and pleasing are thy ways
Language: English
Most sweet and pleasing are thy wayes, O God, Like Meadowes deckt with Christall streames and flowers: Thy paths no foote prophane hath euer trod: Nor hath the proud man rested in thy Bowers: There liues no Vultur, no deuouring Beare, But onely Doues and Lambs are harbor'd there. The Wolfe his young ones to their prey doth guide; The Foxe his Cubbs with false deceit endues; The Lyons Whelpe suckes from his Damme his pride; In hers the Serpent malice doth infuse: The darksome Desart all such beasts contaynes, Not one of them in Paradice remaynes.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620) [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 Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), "Most sweet and pleasing are thy ways", published c1613, from the collection Two Bookes of Ayres - The First Booke, no. 9. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 97