by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Some keep the Sabbath going to Church —
Language: English
Some keep the Sabbath going to Church — I keep it, staying at Home — With a Bobolink for a Chorister — And an Orchard for a Dome — Some keep the Sabbath in Surplice — I just wear my Wings — And instead of tolling the Bell, for Church, Our little Sexton—sings. God preaches, a noted Clergyman — And the sermon is never long, So instead of getting to Heaven, at last — I'm going, all along.
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Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title [author's text checked 1 time 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 Arthur Farwell (1872 - 1952), "The Sabbath", op. 105 no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Brian Holmes (b. 1946), "Some keep the Sabbath going to church" [ treble chorus and piano ], from Emily's Day, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Scott Wheeler (b. 1952), "Keeping the Sabbath", 1999 [ soprano and piano ], from Sunday Songs, no. 5, Scott Wheeler Music [sung text checked 1 time]
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Eric Saroian
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 78