by John Donne (1572 - 1631)
From being anxious, or secure
Language: English
From being anxious, or secure,
Dead clods of sadness, or light squibs of mirth,
From thinking that great courts immure
All, or no happiness, or that this earth
Is only for our prison framed,
Or that Thou'rt covetous
To them whom Thou lovest, or that they are maim'd
From reaching this world's sweet who seek Thee thus,
With all their might, good Lord, deliver us.
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Text Authorship:
- by John Donne (1572 - 1631), no title, appears in A Litany, no. 15 [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 Ernst Křenek (1900 - 1991), "Litanie XV", 1944, published 1954, from Five Prayers for Women's Voices over the Pater Noster as Cantus Firmus [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-08
Line count: 9
Word count: 66