Love is and was my Lord and King

  Love is and was my Lord and King,
    And in his presence I attend
    To hear the tidings of my friend,
Which every hour his couriers bring.

Love is and was my King and Lord,
    And will be, tho' as yet I keep
    Within his court on earth, and sleep
Encompass'd by his faithful guard,

And hear at times a sentinel
    Who moves about from place to place,
    And whispers to the worlds of space,
In the deep night, that all is well.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) , no title, 1849, from In Memoriam A. H. H. obiit MDCCCXXXIII, no. 126, published 1850

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

by Mrs. E. G. Shapcote , "Love is and was my Lord and King", published 1857 [voice and piano], from Eleven songs, no. ?
by Maude Valérie White (1855-1937) , "Love is and was my Lord and King", published 1885. [voice and piano]
by Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson (1931-) , "Love, the Sentinel", published 1972. [SATB chorus a cappella]

Date added to the website: 2009-01-12.

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