by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
My God! look on me with thine eye
Language: English
My God! look on me with thine eye Of pittie, not of scrutinie; For if thou dost, thou then shalt see Nothing but loathsome sores in mee. O then! for mercies' sake, behold These my irruptions manifold; And heale me with thy looke or touch: But if thou wilt not deigne so much Because I'm odious in thy sight, Speake but the word, and cure me quite.
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Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "His ejaculation to God" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley, Sir (1903 - 1989), "My God! look on me withe'eye", op. 89 no. 4 (1973-4), rev. 1976 [voice and piano], from Five Herrick Poems, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-02-10
Line count: 10
Word count: 67