by John Donne (1572 - 1631)
I sing the progress of a deathless soul
Language: English
I sing the progress of a deathless soul, Whom Fate, with God made, but doth not control, Plac'd in most shapes; all times before the law Yoked us, and when, and since, in this I sing. And the great world to his aged evening; From infant morn, through manly noon I draw. What the gold Chaldee, of silver Persian saw, Greek brass, or Roman iron, is in this one; A work t'outwear Seths pillars, brick and stone, And (holy writs excepted) made to yield to none.
Authorship:
- by John Donne (1572 - 1631) [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 Andrew Downes (1950 - 2023), "I sing the progress of a deathless soul", op. 11 no. 1 (1976), from Five Holy Songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 86