by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
Verse. My God, I'm wounded by my sin
Language: English
Verse. My God, I'm wounded by my sin, And sore without, and sick within: Ver. Chor. I come to Thee, in hope to find Salve for my body and my mind. Verse. In Gilead though no balm be found To ease this smart or cure this wound; Ver. Chor. Yet, Lord, I know there is with Thee All saving health, and help for me. Verse. Then reach Thou forth that hand of Thine, That pours in oil, as well as wine. Ver. Chor. And let it work, for I'll endure The utmost smart, so Thou wilt cure.
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Confirmed with Hesperides, the poems and other remains of Robert Herrick now first collected, edited by W.Carew Hazlitt, Volume the Second, London: John Russell Smith, 1869, page 366, from the section called "His Noble Numbers: or, his Pious Pieces."
Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "To God: An Anthem, sung in the Chappell at Whitehall, before the King", appears in The Hesperides [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 Betty Roe (b. 1930), "To God; An Anthem sung in the Chappell at Whitehall", published 1972 [ for counter-tenor, mezzo-soprano or baritone voice and piano or harpsichord ], from Noble Numbers, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Iain Sneddon [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-10-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 97