Peace
Language: English
The toil of day is done, Its stress and stirring cease, Falls soft a word, the gift of God. 'Peace.' Opal of evening sky, Gold of the fading west, A single star shining afar. Rest.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934), "Peace", op. 16 no. 6 (1904), first performed 1904 [ soprano and piano ], from Six Songs, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Geoffrey Wieting
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 35