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''The epitaph (final three verses) from Thomas Gray's Elegy written in a country churchyard | ''The epitaph (final three verses) from Thomas Gray's Elegy written in a country churchyard | ||
==Settings by composers== | ==Settings by composers== | ||
*[[Here rests his head (Theodore Aylward)|Theodore Aylward]] ATTB | *[[Theodore Aylward]] | ||
**[[Here rests his head (canzonet) (Theodore Aylward)|a 2]] SS | |||
**[[Here rests his head (Theodore Aylward)|a 4]] ATTB | |||
*[[Here rests his head (Jonathan Battishill)|Jonathan Battishill]] SAB | *[[Here rests his head (Jonathan Battishill)|Jonathan Battishill]] SAB | ||
*[[Here rests his head (Thomas Billington)|Thomas Billington]] ATB | *[[Here rests his head (Thomas Billington)|Thomas Billington]] ATB | ||
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He gain'd from Heav'n, 'twas all he wish'd, a friend. | He gain'd from Heav'n, 'twas all he wish'd, a friend. | ||
No | No further seek his merits to disclose, | ||
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode | Or draw his frailties from their dread abode | ||
There they alike in trembling hope repose | (There they alike in trembling hope repose), | ||
The bosom of his Father and his God.}} | The bosom of his Father and his God.}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 30 January 2023
General information
The epitaph (final three verses) from Thomas Gray's Elegy written in a country churchyard
Settings by composers
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- Theodore Aylward — Here rests his head (glee)
Text and translations
English text Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth |