by William Fuller, Dr., Lord-Bishop of Lincoln (1608 - 1675)
Lord, what is Man
Language: English
Lord, what is man, lost man, That Thou shouldst be so mindful of him? That the Son of God forsook his glory, His abode, To become a poor, tormented man! The Deity was shrunk into a span, And that for me, O wound'rous love, for me. Reveal, ye glorious spirits, when ye knew The way the Son of God took to renew lost man, Your vacant places to supply; Blest spirits tell, Which did excel, Which was more prevalent, Your joy or your astonishment, That man should be assum'd into the Deity, That for a worm a God should die. Oh! for a quill, drawn from your wing To write the praises of th'Eternal Love; Oh! for a voice like yours to sing That anthem here, which once you sung above. Hallelujah!
Authorship:
- by William Fuller, Dr., Lord-Bishop of Lincoln (1608 - 1675) [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 Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Lord, what is Man", Z. 192, published 1683. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 132