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I cannot ope mine eyes | I cannot ope mine eyes | ||
But thou art ready there to catch | But thou art ready there to catch | ||
My | My morning soul and sacrifice, | ||
Then we must needs for that day make a match. | Then we must needs for that day make a match. | ||
My God, what is a heart ? | |||
Silver, or gold, or precious stone, | Silver, or gold, or precious stone, | ||
Or star, or rainbow, or a part | Or star, or rainbow, or a part | ||
Of all these things, or all of them in one ? | Of all these things, or all of them in one ? | ||
My God, what is a heart ? | |||
That thou should'st it so eye and woo, | That thou should'st it so eye and woo, | ||
Pouring upon it all thy art, | Pouring upon it all thy art, | ||
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Yet studies them, not him by whom they be. | Yet studies them, not him by whom they be. | ||
Teach | Teach me thy love to know ; | ||
That this new light | That this new light which now I see | ||
I see May both the work and workman show ; | May both the work and workman show ; | ||
Then by a sunbeam I will climb to thee.}} | Then by a sunbeam I will climb to thee.}} | ||
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- (Posted 2020-06-24) CPDL #59344:
- Editor: Charles West (submitted 2020-06-24). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 130 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:I would appreciate notification by email (cghwest@yahoo.co.uk) of your intention to perform this work.
General Information
Title: Starting the day
Composer: Charles West
Lyricist: George Herbert
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SA(A)TB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 2020
Description:
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Original text and translations
English text
I cannot ope mine eyes
But thou art ready there to catch
My morning soul and sacrifice,
Then we must needs for that day make a match.
My God, what is a heart ?
Silver, or gold, or precious stone,
Or star, or rainbow, or a part
Of all these things, or all of them in one ?
My God, what is a heart ?
That thou should'st it so eye and woo,
Pouring upon it all thy art,
As if that thou hadst nothing else to do ?
Indeed, man's whole estate
Amounts (and richly) to serve thee ;
He did not heaven and earth create,
Yet studies them, not him by whom they be.
Teach me thy love to know ;
That this new light which now I see
May both the work and workman show ;
Then by a sunbeam I will climb to thee.