Easter wings (Herbert, set by N. Peros) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


 Lord, Who createdst man in wealth and store,
   Though foolishly he lost the same,
     Decaying more and more,
       Till he became
         Most poore:
 
         With Thee
       O let me rise,
     As larks, harmoniously,
   And sing this day Thy victories:
 Then shall the fall further the flight in me.

 My tender age in sorrow did beginne;
   And still with sicknesses and shame
     Thou didst so punish sinne,
       That I became
         Most thinne.

         With Thee
       Let me combine,
     And feel this day Thy victorie;
   For, if I imp my wing on Thine,
 Affliction shall advance the flight in me.

Authorship

George Herbert (1593-1633)

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

Nick Peros

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