Two Songs of Quiet

Song Cycle by Adrian Cruft (b. 1921)

?. Heaven‑Haven [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English

     I have desired to go
        Where springs not fail,
To fields where flies no sharp and sided hail
     And a few lilies blow.

    And I have asked to be
        Where no storms come,
Where the green swell is in the havens dumb,
     And out of the swing of the sea.

Text Authorship:

by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844 - 1889), "Heaven-Haven", subtitle: "A nun takes the veil", appears in Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse, first published 1895

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

Total word count: 51