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© by Virginia Ann Bachlund (1909 - 2000)

A Seeking Heart
Language: English 
Who are you?
What are you?
Where are you?

When I greet the new day
        In a hymn to the rising sun,
I sense your presence.

When I trace the veins
        Of a maple leaf,
I feel your substance.

When my gaze is held by a sunset
        That colors the western sky,
I see your glory.

There is no need to look afar,
        For in the rainbow's magic arc
I see a wonder ever new.

I am not worthy to name You,
        But I hold You in my heart,
And pray one day to know You.

Text Authorship:

  • by Virginia Ann Bachlund (1909 - 2000), copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "A Seeking Heart", 2005 [soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano], from Two Simple Songs, no. 2 [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-05-01
Line count: 18
Word count: 96

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