In this meadow starred with spring Shepherds kneel before their king. Mary throned, with dreaming eyes, Gowned in blue like rain-washed skies, Lifts her tiny son that he May behold their courtesy. And green-smocked children, awed and good, Bring him blossoms from the wood. Clear the sunlit steeples chime Mary's coronation-time. Loud the happy children quire To the golden-windowed morn; While the lord of their desire Sleeps below the crimson thorn.
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Text Authorship:
- by Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon (1886 - 1967), "Morning-Glory", 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 Cyril Bradley Rootham (1875 - 1938), "Morning-Glory", published 1921 [ voice and piano (or clarinet and strings) ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Shepherd (1880 - 1958), "Morning-Glory", published 1961 [ high voice and piano ], from Seven Songs [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-10-19
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Word count: 71