Benjamin Britten -
The English Song Series, Volume 7: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo / The Holy Sonnets of John Donne / Winter Words
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Sonnet I: Thou hast made me
Thou hast made me, and shall thy work decay?
Repaire me now, for now mine end doth haste,
I runne to death, and death meets me as fast,
And all my pleasures are like yesterday;
I dare not move my dim eyes anyway,
Despaire behind, and death before doth cast
Such terror, and my feeble flesh doth waste
By sinne in it, which it t'wards Hell doth weigh;
Onely thou art above, and when t'wards thee
By thy leave I can looke, I rise againe;
But our old subtle foe so tempteth me,
That not one houre myselfe can I sustaine;
Thy Grace may wing me to prevent his art,
And thou like Adamant draw mine iron heart.
Repaire me now, for now mine end doth haste,
I runne to death, and death meets me as fast,
And all my pleasures are like yesterday;
I dare not move my dim eyes anyway,
Despaire behind, and death before doth cast
Such terror, and my feeble flesh doth waste
By sinne in it, which it t'wards Hell doth weigh;
Onely thou art above, and when t'wards thee
By thy leave I can looke, I rise againe;
But our old subtle foe so tempteth me,
That not one houre myselfe can I sustaine;
Thy Grace may wing me to prevent his art,
And thou like Adamant draw mine iron heart.
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Writer(s): Benjamin Britten
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Other Album Tracks
- The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Sonnet VI: Oh my blacke Soule!
- The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Sonnet XIV: Batter my heart
- The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Sonnet III: O might those sighes and teares
- The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Sonnet XIX: Oh, to vex me
- The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Sonnet XIII: What if this present
- The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Sonnet XVII: Since she whom I lov'd
- The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Sonnet VII: At the round earth's imagin'd corners
- The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Sonnet I: Thou hast made me
- The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Sonnet X: Death, be not proud
- Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XVI: Si come nella penna e nell'inchiostro
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- Britten: His Music
- Truls Mørk Plays Benjamin Britten
- Benjamin Britten: Essential Works
- Into the Light
- Britten: War Requiem – Gianandrea Noseda, London Symphony Orchestra
- Sacred and Profane
- Britten: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94
- ROCO in Concert: Roco Celebrates Asia
- Homunculus
- I Mun Be Married On Sunday (Friday Afternoons) Unison - Benjamin Britten
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