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For Morn, my dome of blue, For Meadows, green and gay, And Birds who love the twilight of the leaves, Let Jesus keep me joyful when I pray. For the big Bees that hum And hide in bells of flowers; For the winding roads that come To Evening's holy door, May Jesus bring me grateful to his arms, And guard my innocence for evermore.
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Confirmed with Siegfried Sassoon, THE OLD HUNTSMAN and other poems, William Heinemann, London, 1918, page 80
Text Authorship:
- by Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon (1886 - 1967), "A child's prayer", appears in Morning-Glory, first published 1916 [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 Edward Drummond Bliss, Sir (1891 - 1975), "A child's prayer", 1926, published 1927 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Cyril Bradley Rootham (1875 - 1938), "A child's prayer", published 1921 [ voice and piano (or clarinet and strings) ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La prière d'un enfant", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 64
Pour le Matin, ma voûte bleue, Pour les Prairies, vertes et gaies, Et les Oiseaux qui aiment le demi-jour des feuilles, Que Jésus me garde en joie quand je prie. Pour les grosses Abeilles qui bourdonnent Et se cachent dans les cloches des fleurs ; Pour les routes sinueuses qui arrivent À la sainte porte du Soir, Que Jésus m'accueille reconnaissant dans ses bras, Et garde à jamais mon innocence.
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Based on:
- a text in English by Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon (1886 - 1967), "A child's prayer", appears in Morning-Glory, first published 1916
This text was added to the website: 2017-01-02
Line count: 10
Word count: 69