by (Henry) Austin Dobson (1840 - 1921)
Once at the Angelus
Language: English
Once at the Angelus (Ere I was dead), Angels all glorious Came to my Bed; -- Angels in blue and white Crowned on the Head. One was the Friend I left Stark in the Snow; One was the Wife that died Long, -- long ago; One was the Love I lost . . . How could she know? One had my Mother's eyes, Wistful and mild; One had my Father's face; One was a Child: All of them bent to me, -- Bent down and smiled!
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Authorship:
- by (Henry) Austin Dobson (1840 - 1921), no title, appears in "Good-Night, Babette!" [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 Foote (1853 - 1937), "Once at the Angelus", op. 67 (Four songs) no. 3, published 1908, copyright © 1908 [ low voice and piano ], Boston, Arthur P. Schmidt [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Babbette sings", 1917 [ voice and piano ], note: [sic] for the title, according to Sensibility and English Song [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sebastian Benson Schlesinger (1837 - 1917), "Once at the Angelus", op. 12 (6 Songs) no. 1, ISS 6 no. 1, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Boston: Carl Prüfer [sung text not yet checked]
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