On Edward's brow - Hayes, Philip

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"Text "For Edward the 6ths statue at St Thomas's Hospital"."

⌛ Period → Romantic ◈ Genre → Glees ♬ Voicing → ATTTB ¶ Language → English

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 1

CPDL # 68277

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2022-03-06

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¶Lyrics / Text

On Edward's brow no laurels cast a shade, Nor at his feet are war-like spoils display'd; Yet here, since first his bounty rais'd the pile, The lame grow active and the languid smile; See this, ye chiefs, and struck with envy pine; To kill is brutal, but to save divine.