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I shall, with childness fresh, look up to thee;
Thou, seeing thy child with age encumbered sore,
Wilt round him bend thine arm more carefully.Childness fresh
Set by M. Ryan Taylor (b. 1972), "Childness fresh", 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Leafs from the Diary of an Old Soul, no. 4 [Sung Text]
Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.
Text Authorship:
- by George MacDonald (1824 - 1905), no title, appears in A Book of Strife in the Form of The Diary of an Old Soul, Entry for October Twentieth, first published 1880
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]And when grim Death doth take me by the throat, Thou wilt have pity on thy handiwork; ... and draw my soul out -- gladder than ... thy saved creatures from the narrow ark who rushing out leaped and laughed and cried for joy, And the great rainbow strode across the dark.
Text Authorship:
- by George MacDonald (1824 - 1905), no title, appears in A Book of Strife in the Form of The Diary of an Old Soul, Entry for October 21, first published 1880
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Author(s): George MacDonald (1824 - 1905)