Every night and every morn

Every night and every morn
Some to Misery are Born.
Every Night & every Morn
Some are Born to sweet delight.

by William Blake (1757-1827) , no title, from Auguries of Innocence, no. 31

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

by Ernst Bacon (1898-1990) , "Morn and Night", published c1952 [SATB chorus and piano or organ], Boston, Birchard
by Brian John Chapple (1945-) , "Every night and every morn", 1972, published 1979, first performed 1977 [tenor or high voice and piano], from Five Blake Songs, no. 5.
by Vincent Sauter Frohne (1936-) , "Lines from Auguries of Innocence", op. 30a no. 1 (1971), first performed 1976 [soprano, narrator, and chamber orchestra], from Sacred Songs of William Blake, no. 1.
by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949) , "Every night and every morn", op. 25 (Seven songs) no. 2 (1917). [voice and piano]
by Colin Moncrieff Campbell Taylor (1881-1973) , "Joy and Woe", published 1918 [two-part song], London, Arnold
by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) , "Every night and every morn", published c1964 [unison song with four-part harmony], Boston, Beacon Press

by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) , "Every Night and every Morn", op. 74 no. 14, from Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, no. 14. [see full setting text]

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