Bright be the place of thy soul!

Bright be the place of thy soul!
  No lovelier spirit than thine
E'er burst from its mortal control,
  In the orbs of the blessed to shine.
On earth thou wert all but divine,
  As thy soul shall immortally be:
And our sorrow may cease to repine,
  When we know that thy God is with thee.
When we know that thy God is with thee.
  Bright be the place of thy soul,
  No lovelier spirit than thine
  E'er burst from its mortal control,
  In the orbs of the blessed to shine.

Light be the turf of thy tomb!
  May its verdure like emeralds be:
There should not be the shadow of gloom
  In aught that reminds us of thee.
Young flowers and an evergreen tree
  May spring from the spot of thy rest;
But not cypress nor yew let us see,
  For why should we mourn for the Blest?
For why should we mourn for the blest?
  Bright be the place of thy soul,
  No lovelier spirit than thine
  E'er burst from its mortal control,
  In the orbs of the blessed to shine.

by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788-1824) , "Bright be the place of thy soul", from Hebrew Melodies, no. 25

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

by Robert Brydges Addison (fl. 1890) , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", published 1879? [voice and piano]
by George Arthur Barker (1812-1876) , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", published 1870. [soprano or tenor and piano]
by Charlotte Ann Birch (1815-1857) , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", 1841. [voice and piano]
by F. Bosen , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", published 1845. [voice and piano], also set in German
by Frederick William Clarke (1852-1883) , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", published 1880 [high voice and piano], from Ten songs, no. ?
by John Clarke-Whitfeld (1770-1836) , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", published 1816 [high voice and piano], under the name John Clarke
by John Lodge Ellerton (1801-1873) , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", published c1870 [chorus a cappella], from A Set of Twelve Glees, no. ?
by William Noel Johnson (1863-1916) , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", published 1892. [medium-high voice and piano]
by Tobias Augustus Matthay (1858-1945) , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", published 1878. [high voice and piano]
by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847) , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", 1837, published 2001.
by Isaac Nathan (1790-1864) , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", published 1815 [voice and piano], from A Selection of Hebrew Melodies No. I, no. 25.
by Samuel Harold Oakley , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", published 1913. [high voice and piano]
by Robert Owens , "Bright be the place of thy soul!"
by John Pointer (-1934) , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", published 1887 [soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano], from Three songs, no. ?
by James B. Taylor , "Bright be the place of thy soul!", published 18--? [SATB chorus and piano]

by F. Bosen , "Heilig das Thal deiner Ruh", published 1845. [voice and piano], also set in English

by August Friedrich Wilhelm Reissmann (1825-1903) , "Licht sei der Ort deiner Seele", op. 26 no. 2.
by Hugo von Senger (1835-1892) , "Licht sei der Ort deiner Seele", op. 3, published 18-? [five-part women's chorus]

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