by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625)
A hymn to Pan
Language: English
All ye woods and trees and bowers, All ye virtues and ye powers That inhabit in the lakes, In the pleasant springs or breaks, Move your feet to our sound, Whilst we greet all this ground With his honour and his name That defends our flock from blame. He is great and he is just; He is ever good and must Thus be honour'd. Daffodillies, Roses, pinks, and lovèd lilies, Let us fling, whilst we sing. Ever holy, ever holy, Ever honour'd, ever young! Thus great Pan is ever sung!
Text Authorship:
- by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625) [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 Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, Sir (1891 - 1975), "A hymn to Pan", op. 46 no. 2, F. 33 no. 2 (1928) [solo voice, chorus, flute, timpani and strings], from Pastoral 'Lie strewn the white flocks', no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-12-31
Line count: 16
Word count: 90