Sonnet 146 - Wise, Michael

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"Shakespeare's Sonnet 146 set to the tune "Congleton" by Michael Wise. Arranged by Andrew Sims"

⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre → Anthems

♯ Key G minor

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate

↕ Range G2 – D5

¶ Language → English

Measures 7

Texture mixed texture

Parts 2

Instruments A cappella

Pages 1

CPDL # 47504

Editor Andrew Sims

Posted 2017-11-19

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Midi_74

G2 – B-3

¶Lyrics / Text

Poor soul, the centre of my sinful earth, Why feed'st these rebel powers that thee array? Why dost thou pine within, and suffer dearth, Painting thy outward walls so costly gay? Why so large cost, having so short a lease, Dost thou upon thy fading mansion spend? Shall worms, inheritors of this excess, Eat up thy charge? is this thy body's end? Then soul, live thou upon thy servant's loss, And let that pine to aggravate thy store; Buy terms divine in selling hours of dross; Within be fed, without be rich no more: So shalt thou feed on Death, that feeds on men, And, Death once dead, there's no more dying then.