Because I had loved so deeply, Because I had loved so long, God in His great compassion Gave me the gift of song. Because I have loved so vainly, And sung with such faltering breath, The Master in infinite mercy Offers the boon of Death.
Three Dunbar Verses
Song Cycle by Carson P. Cooman
1. Compensation [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), "Compensation", appears in Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow, first published 1905
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Confirmed with The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar, New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company.
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2. Silence [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
'T is better to sit here beside the sea, Here on the spray-kissed beach, In silence, that between such friends as we Is full of deepest speech.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), "Silence", appears in Lyrics of Love and Laughter, first published 1903
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Language: English
There is a heaven, for ever, day by day, The upward longing of my soul doth tell me so. There is a hell, I'm quite sure; for pray, If there were not, where would my neighbours go?
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), "Theology"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 109