The earth abideth
Language: English
The earth abideth for ever. The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Text Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Eccl.: I, 4, 5, 7 [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 Ernst Křenek (1900 - 1991), "The earth abideth", 1960, published 1961 [3-part chorus of treble voices a cappella], from Three motets, no. 1. [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Lidy van Noordenburg
This text was added to the website: 2008-03-17
Line count: 7
Word count: 47