Retire, my troubled soul (John Ward)
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- 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
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Description: Originally published by Stainer and Bell in 1922.
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Original text and translations
English text
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.