Great God of love (Robert Lucas Pearsall)

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• (Posted 2023-11-27)  CPDL #77600:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-11-27).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 457 kB   Copyright: Personal

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• (Posted 2019-11-29)  CPDL #56120:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2019-11-29).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 100 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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• (Posted 2013-06-26)  CPDL #29523:        (Sibelius 7)

Editor: Ian Haslam (submitted 2013-06-26).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 61 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Score updated with corrections 31/10/2020

General Information

Title: Great God of love
Composer: Robert Lucas Pearsall

Number of voices: 8vv   Voicing: SSAATTBB
Genre: Secular, Partsong, Madrigal

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1840
    2nd published: 1877 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 10, no. 295
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Original text and translations

English text

Great God of love, some pity show,
On Amarillis bend Thy bow;
Do Thou, we pray, her soul inspire,
And make her feel the self-same fire,
that wastes her lover's heart away.