by Jeremiah Taylor, Bishop (1613 - 1667)
Lord! come away!
Language: English
Lord! come away! Why dost Thou stay? Thy road is ready; and Thy paths, made straight With longing expectation, wait The consecration of Thy beauteous feet! Ride on triumphantly! Behold we lay our lusts and proud wills in Thy way! Hosanna! Welcome to our hearts! Lord, here Thou hast a temple too; and full as dear As that of Sion, and as full of sin: Nothing but thieves and robbers dwell therein; Enter, and chase them forth, and cleanse the floor! Crucify them, that they may never more Profane that holy place Where Thou hast chose to set Thy face! And then, if our stiff toungues shall be Mute in the praises of Thy Deity, The stones out of the temple wall Shall cry aloud and call "Hosanna!" and Thy glorious footsteps greet!
Authorship:
- by Jeremiah Taylor, Bishop (1613 - 1667) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "Lord! come away!" [tenor, piano, viola obbligato], from Four Hymns for tenor, viola and piano, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Hayden Muhl
This text was added to the website: 2005-08-06
Line count: 20
Word count: 133