by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
If I'm lost ‑‑ now
Language: English
If I'm lost -- now That I was found -- Shall still my transport be -- That once -- on me -- those Jasper Gates Blazed open -- suddenly -- That in my awkward -- gazing -- face -- The Angels -- softly peered -- And touched me with their fleeces, Almost as if they cared -- I'm banished -- now -- you know it -- How foreign that can be -- You'll know -- Sir -- when the Savior's face Turns so -- away from you --
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Bolts of Melody, first published 1945 [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 George Perle (1915 - 2009), "If I'm lost - now" [ voice and piano ], from Thirteen Dickinson Songs, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Logan Skelton , "If I’m lost – now", 2008 [ soprano and piano ], from Dickinson Songs, Book 2: The Unknown Peninsula, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-06-02
Line count: 13
Word count: 67