by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
To heaven
Language: English
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Open thy gates To him, who weeping waits, And might come in, But that held back by sin. Let mercy be So kind to set me free, And I will straight Come in, or force the gate.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "To heaven" [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 heaven", op. 53 (Twenty-Five Songs in Five Sets of Five Each: Set IV) no. 2 (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: 37