Litany
John Musto * Track #2 On Shadow of the Blues
Litany Lyrics
Gather up
In the arms of your pity
The sick, the depraved
The desperate, the tired
All the scum
Of our weary city
Gather up
In the arms of your pity
Gather up
In the arms of your love–
Those who expect
No love from above
Litany Q&A
Who wrote Litany's ?
Litany was written by John Musto & Langston Hughes.
What did John Musto say about "Litany"?
Musto noted that his setting of this poem was different from other composers' songs:
Langston Hughes was never poor, he made a good living … I’ve heard [the song] a lot with the singer getting all distraught and suffering through the piece, and it’s not effective that way. Langston Hughes, when he...
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