by John Murray Gibbon (1875 - 1952)
Spring
Language: English
White-throat and thrush, Aerial pilgrims, Chant in the orchard Plain-song of spring. Is there in the South Altar more beautiful Than apple branches Twined in reredos Of lilac and maroon? And now the river, Bursting its cerements of ice Reverberates Gospel of resurrection. Here, here in April are the stairs of Heaven
Text Authorship:
- by John Murray Gibbon (1875 - 1952), "Spring" [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 Louis Victor Franz Saar (1868 - 1937), "Spring", op. 119 no. 2, published c1926 [medium voice and piano], from Four Seasons: a Canadian Song Cycle, no. 2, New York, C. Fischer [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-30
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Word count: 52