by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
When Lazarus left his charnel‑cave
Language: English
When Lazarus left his charnel-cave, And home to Mary's house return'd, Was this demanded -- if he yearn'd To hear her weeping by his grave? "Where wert thou, brother, those four days?" There lives no record of reply, Which telling what it is to die Had surely added praise to praise. From every house the neighbours met, The streets were fill'd with joyful sound, A solemn gladness even crown'd The purple brows of Olivet. Behold a man raised up by Christ! The rest remaineth unreveal'd; He told it not; or something seal'd The lips of that Evangelist.
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Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, written 1849, appears in In Memoriam A. H. H. obiit MDCCCXXXIII, no. 31, first published 1850 [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 Mrs. E. G. Shapcote , "When Lazarus left his charnel-cave", published 1857 [ voice and piano ], from Eleven songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), "The silence", op. 112 (Four songs) no. 2, published 1908 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-12
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Word count: 96