The Traherne Association welcomes you to this site which celebrates and promotes the life and work of the poet and spiritual writer Thomas Traherne (c1637 - 1674).

EACH JUBILANT CHORD
Musical settings of Thomas Traherne

Rutland Boughton (1878-1960)

Contentment

The work is a part-song for unaccompanied men’s voices which sets Traherne’s poem Contentment is a sleepy thing, from his Christian Ethicks.

Published: J. Curwen & sons Ltd. 1924