by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)
Where shall I refuge seeke
Language: English
Where shall I refuge seeke, if you refuse mee ?
In you my hope, in you my fortune lyes,
In you my life, though you vniust accuse me,
My seruice scorn, and merit vnderprise :
O bitter griefe, that exile is become
Reward for faith, and pittie deafe and dumbe.
Why should my firmnesse finde a seate so wau'ring ?
My simple vowes, my loue you entertain'd ;
Without desert the same againe disfau'ring ;
Yet I my word and passion hold vnstain'd.
Oh wretched me, that my chiefe ioy should breede
My onely griefe and kindnesse pitty neede !
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620) [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 Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620), "Where shall I refuge seeke", published c1613, from the collection Two Bookes of Ayres - The Second Booke, no. 21. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 95