When Sorrows Encompass

Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe (; baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593), was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights. Based upon the "many imitations" of his play Tamburlaine, modern scholars consider him to have been the foremost dramatist in London in the years just before his mysterious early death. Some scholars also believe that he greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was baptised in the same year as Marlowe and later succeeded him as the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright. Marlowe was the first to achieve critical reputation for his use of blank verse, which became the standard for the era. His plays are distinguished by their overreachin… more »

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When sorrows encompass me round
And many distresses I see
Astonished I cry can a mortal be found
Surrounded with troubles like me

Few seasons of peace I enjoy
And they are succeeded by pain
If ever few moments of praise I employ
I have hours and days to complain

Oh when will my sorrows subside
Oh when will my sufferings cease
Oh when will I meet with my loved ones gone by
In the mansion of glory and bliss

My spirit to glory conveyed
My body laid low in the ground
I wish not a tear at my grave to be shed
But all join in singing around

If souls disembodied can know
Or visit their brethren below
My spirit shall join you while singing I go
And leave all my cares in the grave

Our bodies in dust shall obey
And swifter than thought shall arise
Then, changed in a moment go shouting away
To the mansions of love in the sky

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