Pleasure it is to hear iwis, the birdís...

Pleasure it is to hear iwis, the birdís sing.
The deer in the dale, the sheep in the vale, the corn springing.
God's purveyance for sustenance, it is for man, it is for man.
Then we always to Him give praise, and thank Him then.

by William Cornish

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

by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) , "Spring carol", op. 28 no. 9 (1942) [treble chorus, soloists, and harp], from A Ceremony of Carols, no. 9.
by John Ireland (1879-1962) , "A Thanksgiving", 1938, from Five XVI^th Century Poems, no. 1.

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