by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
To God on his sickness
Language: English
What though my harp and viol be Both hung upon the willow tree? What though my bed be now my grave, And for my house I darkness have? What though my healthful days are fled, And I lie number'd with the dead? Yet I have hope, by Thy great power, To spring; though now a wither'd flower.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "To God: On his sickness" [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "To God on his sickness", op. 53 (Twenty-Five Songs in Five Sets of Five Each: Set IV) no. 1 (1922) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 57