Retire, my troubled soul (John Ward)
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CPDL #34004: Sibelius 7
- Editor: Ian Haslam (submitted 2015-01-01). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 74 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: Retire, my troubled soul.
Composer: John Ward
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SSATBB
Genre: Secular, Madrigal
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1613
Description: Originally published by Stainer and Bell in 1922.
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Original text and translations
English text <poem> Retire my troubled soul, Rest, and behold thy days of dolour dangers manifold See, life is but a dream, Whose best contenting, Begun with hope, Pursued with doubt, Enjoyed with fear, Ends in repenting.