by Mildred Howells (1872 - 1966)
God's Will
Language: English
God meant me to be hungry, So I should seek to find Wisdom, and truth, and beauty, To satisfy my mind. God meant me to be lonely, Lest I should wish to stay In some green earthly Eden Too long from heaven away. God meant me to be weary, That I should yearn to rest This feeble, aching body Deep in the earth's dark breast.
First published in Harper's, October 1913.
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Text Authorship:
- by Mildred Howells (1872 - 1966), "God's Will" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "God's Will", 2008 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 65