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O snatch me swift (John Wall Callcott)
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Title: O snatch me swift
Composer: John Wall Callcott
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATBB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella (originally). Piano accompaniment added by William Horsley (1774-1858).
Published: Not known
Description: A five part glee to the text of an anonymous poem published in 1788. Considered by many to be his best composition in this genre.
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Original text and translations
English text
O snatch me swift from these tempestuous scenes,
To where life knows not what distraction means;
To where religion, peace, and comfort dwell,
And cheer, with heart-felt rays, my lonely cell;
Yet if it please thee best, thou pow'r supreme,
My bark to drive through life's more rapid stream,
If low’ring storms my destined course attend,
And ocean rages till my days shall end.
Let ocean rage, let storms indignant roar,
I bow submissive and resigned adore.
