Into the woods my Master went

Into the woods my Master went,
Clean forspent, forspent.
Into the woods my Master came,
Forspent with love and shame.
But the olives they were not blind to Him,
The little gray leaves were kind to Him:
The thorn-tree had a mind to Him
When into the woods He came.
 
Out of the woods my Master went,
And He was well content.
Out of the woods my Master came,
Content with death and shame.
When Death and Shame would woo Him last,
From under the trees they drew Him last:
'Twas on a tree they slew Him--last
When out of the woods He came.

by Sidney Lanier (1842-1881) , "A ballad of trees and the master", from Poems of Sidney Lanier, published 1884

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Carrie Belle Adams (1859-1940) , "Into the woods my master went", published 1931. [medium or low voice, piano]
by Marie Briel , "Into the woods my master went", published 1934. [4-part mixed voices, a cappella]
by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931) , "A ballad of trees and the master", 1899, published 1899. [voice and piano]
by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931) , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1929. [4-part mixed voices, piano or organ]
by George Dupont-Hansen , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1950.
by H. W. Dyckman , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1924. [voice, piano, violoncello obligato]
by John Sylvester Fearis (1867-1932) , "The trees", published 1927. [cantata: mixed voices, piano]
by Richard Franko Goldman (1910-1980) , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1949. [chorus: SATB, soprano and tenor soli]
by Ruth Redington Griswold , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1921. [medium voice, piano or organ]
by Janie A. Hamilton , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1917. [voice, piano]
by Marjorie Helyer , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1954. [3-part song]
by Philip Frederick Wright James (1890-1975) , "A ballad of trees and the master", op. 22 no. 2, published 1920. [high or medium voice, piano]
by Philip Frederick Wright James (1890-1975) , "A ballad of trees and the master", op. 22 no. 1. [chorus: SATB]
by Sven Lekberg (1899-1984) , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1950. [high voice, piano]
by Ellen Jane Lorenz (1907-) , "The trees and the master", published 1959 [anthem: SATB, piano or organ], note: based on a hymn tune by Peter C. Lutkin
by Peter Christian Lutkin (1858-1931) , no title [hymn]
by Harry Alexander Matthews (1879-1973) , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1921. [anthem: SATB a cappella]
by John Piersol McCaskey (1837-1935) , "The trees and the master"
by Frances McCollin (1892-1960) , "Into the woods my master went", published 1940. [high or medium voice, piano]
by Walter C. McCray , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1933. [voice, piano]
by Charles Mills (1914-) , "A ballad of trees and the master" [SATB a cappella]
by George Balch Nevin (1859-1933) , "Into the woods my master went", published 1926. [anthem: SATB, piano or organ]
by George Balch Nevin (1859-1933) , "Into the woods my master went", published 1928. [voice, piano]
by Harold Noble (1903-) , "Into the woods my master went", published c1922. [SATB and organ]
by Kate Ockleston-Lippa , "Trees and the master", published 1934. [voice, piano]
by Janie A. Patterson , "A ballad of trees and the master"
by Daniel Protheroe (1866-1934) , "The trees and the master", published 1908. [part song: SATB a cappella]
by Daniel Protheroe (1866-1934) , "The trees and the master", published 1927. [sacred song: high or low voice, piano]
by Orvis Ross , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1952. [SATB]
by Robert Sheldon , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1959. [medium or low voice, piano]
by Harry Rowe Shelley (1858-1947) , "Into the woods my master went", published 1940. [voice, piano or organ]
by Arthur Shepherd (1880-1958) , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1935. [chorus: SAATTBB, a cappella]
by Francis W. Snow , "Into the woods my master went", published 1935. [chorus: TTBB, a cappella]
by Bruce Trinkley (1945-) , "A ballad of trees and the master", from Sidney Lanier Songs, no. 4.
by Francis Urban , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1886. [voice and piano]
by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) , "Into the woods my master went", published 1931 [hymn: SATB], from Songs of Praise
by David H. Williams (1919-) , "Into the woods my master went" [anthem for mixed voices]
by Harry Robert Wilson (1901-?) , "A ballad of trees and the master", published 1955. [SATB]

Date added to the website: 2004-02-09.

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