O that I were Where breaks the pure cold light On English hills, And peewits rising cry, And gray is all the sky. Or at evening there When the faint slow light stays, And far below Sleeps the last lingering sound, And night leans all round. O then, O there 'Tis English haunted ground. The diligent stars Creep out, watch, and smile; The wise moon lingers awhile. For surely there Heroic shapes are moving, Visible thoughts, Passions, things divine, Clear beneath clear star-shine. O that I were Again on English hills, Seeing between Laborious villages Her cool dark loveliness.
Two Songs
by Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956)
1. English Hills  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by John Frederick Freeman (1880 - 1929), "English Hills", appears in Stone Trees, first published 1916
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. Only the wanderer  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Only the wanderer Knows England's graces, Or can anew see clear Familiar faces. And who loves joy as he That dwells in shadows? Do not forget me quite, O Severn meadows.
Authorship:
- by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Severn Meadows"
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