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The way is long and dreary (Arthur Sullivan)
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General Information
Title: The way is long and dreary
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Lyricist: Adelaide A. Proctercreate page
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1871
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Original text and translations
English text
The way is long and dreary,
The path is bleak and bare;
Our feet are worn and weary,
But we will not despair;
More heavy was Thy burden,
More desolate Thy way,
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
Have mercy upon us.
The snows lie thick around us,
In the dark and gloomy night;
And the tempest wails above us,
And the stars have hid their light;
But blacker was the darkness
Round Calvary's Cross that day,
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
Have mercy upon us.
Our hearts are faint with sorrow,
Heavy and sad to bear;
For we dread the bitter morrow,
But we will not despair;
Thou knowest all our anguish,
And Thou wilt bid it cease;
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
Give us Thy peace.
