by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Love is and was my Lord and King
Language: English
Love is and was my Lord and King,
And in his presence I attend
To hear the tidings of my friend,
Which every hour his couriers bring.
Love is and was my King and Lord,
And will be, tho' as yet I keep
Within his court on earth, and sleep
Encompass'd by his faithful guard,
And hear at times a sentinel
Who moves about from place to place,
And whispers to the worlds of space,
In the deep night, that all is well.
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Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, written 1849, appears in In Memoriam A. H. H. obiit MDCCCXXXIII, no. 126, 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 , "Love is and was my Lord and King", published 1857 [ voice and piano ], from Eleven songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "Love is and was my Lord and King", published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Four Songs from Tennyson's In Memoriam, no. 3, London, Chappell [sung text not yet checked]
- by Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson (1931 - 2003), "Love, the Sentinel", published 1972 [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 83