Songs of Innocence | Songs of Experience

Song Cycle by Evan Williams (b. 1988)

11. Part II: A Divine Image [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English

Cruelty has a human heart,
 And Jealousy a human face,
Terror the human form divine,
 And Secrecy the human dress.

The human dress is forgèd iron,
 The human form a fiery forge,
The human face a furnace seal'd,
 The human heart its hungry gorge.

Text Authorship:

by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "A divine image", written 1791-4, possibly intended for Songs of Experience

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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

Total word count: 44