Rise Up My Love, My Fair One

Healey Willan (1880-1968)

Rise up my love, my fair one, and come away.
For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone.
The flowers appear upon the earth.
The time of singing of birds is come.
Arise my love, my fair one, and come away.

This piece was performed on Octarium’s Saints and Angels Concert, October 2004, A Cappella Masterpieces, April 2005 and Saints and Angels, April 2008.

This piece is also featured on Octarium's self-titled debut recording.