The Angel that presided o'er my birth

The Angel that presided o'er my birth
Said, "Little creature, form'd of Joy and Mirth,
"Go love without the help of any Thing on Earth."

by William Blake (1757-1827) , no title, from Life, Vol. I, published 1863

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

by Mark Leopold Bucci (1929-) , "Prelude", published 1968 [SATB a cappella], from The Wondrous Kingdom (Flora and Fauna), no. 1.
by Ruth Margaret Lomon (1930-) , "Injunction", published 1980 [alto and viola], from Five songs after poems by William Blake, no. ?
by Michael Richard Miller (1932-) , "Go love", 1965 [SATB a cappella], from Blake on Love, no. 1.

Date added to the website: 2008-01-23.

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