1041. Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life

1. Come, my way, my truth, my life:
Such a way as gives us breath;
Such a truth as ends all strife,
Such a life as killeth death.

2. Come, my light, my feast, my strength:
Such a light as shows a feast,
Such a feast as mends in length,
Such a strength as makes his guest.

3. Come, my joy, my love, my heart:
Such a joy as none can move,
Such a love as none can part,
Such a heart as joys in love.

Text Information
First Line: Come, my way, my truth, my life
Title: Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life
Author: George Herbert (1633)
Meter: 77.77
Language: English
Source: From his poem "The Call," published posthumously in The Temple, 1633
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tunes: EVENING PRAYER (STEBBINS), George C. Stebbins, 1878; INNOCENTS, The Parish Choir, 1850; harmony by William H. Monk, 1861; MERCY, Louis M. Gottschalk, 1867; SAVANNAH, Foundery Collection, 1742
Tune Information
Name: THE CALL
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1911)
Adapter: E. Harold Greer
Meter: 77.77
Incipit: 13556 54513 55654
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Five Mystical Songs, 1911
Copyright: Public Domain



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