by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Let the Priests of the Raven of dawn
Language: English
Let the Priests of the Raven of dawn, no longer in deadly black, with hoarse note curse the sons of joy. Nor his accepted brethren, whom, tyrant, he calls free: lay the bound or build the roof. Nor pale religious letchery call that virginity, that wishes but acts not! For every thing that lives is Holy.
C. Bryant sets line 7 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
C. Bryant sets lines 1-6 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
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Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "Chorus", appears in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell [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 Curtis Bryant (b. 1949), "For everything that lives is holy", 1983, published 1984, line 7 [bass baritone and piano], from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
- by Curtis Bryant (b. 1949), "Let the priests", 1983, published 1984, lines 1-6 [bass baritone and piano], from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-02
Line count: 7
Word count: 56