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O God, the rock of my whole strength

John Wilbye 1574 (Diss) – 1638 (Colchester)



O God, the rock of my whole strength,
Let thy sweet mercy soothe mine anguish;
And grant me help, O Lord, at length,
Lest that I faint, despair, and languish.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 20, 2023

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Scheme ABAB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 163
Words 32
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4

John Wilbye

John Wilbye (baptized 7 March 1574 – September 1638) was an English madrigal composer. more…

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