For me the jasmine buds unfold And silver daisies star the lea, The crocus hoards the sunset gold, And the wild rose breathes for me. I feel the sap through the bough returning, I share the skylark's transport fine, I know the fountain's wayward yearning, I love, and the world is mine! I love, and thoughts that sometime grieved, Still well remembered, grieve not me; From all that darkened and deceived Upsoars my spirit free. For soft the hours repeat one story, Sings the sea one strain divine; My clouds arise all flushed with glory -- I love, and the world is mine!
Three Songs , opus 19
by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944)
1. For me the jasmine buds unfold  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by Florence Earle Coates (1850 - 1927), "Song"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. Ecstasy  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Only to dream among the fading flowers, Only to glide along the tranquil sea; Ah dearest, dearest, have we not together One long, bright day of love, glad and free? Only to rest through life, in storm and sunshine, Safe in thy breast, where sorrow dare not fly; Ah dearest, dearest, thus in sweetest rapture With thee to live, with thee at last to die!
Authorship:
- by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]3. Golden gates  [sung text checked 1 time]
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I stood at the window one evening As the sun was sinking low, And the shadows a mantle were weaving To cover the earth below, And the crimson gates of the west Were flooded with amber and gold, A gleam of the home of the blest, Whose glories to us are untold. And I wondered if the bright angels, When they bore our loved ones away To the beautiful home o'er the river, Where life is an endless day, Passed through those clouds bright and golden As they went to the land of the blest If Heaven lies just over yonder, Near the golden gates of the west.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
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