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Ode to darkness
Set by John David White (b. 1931), "Ode to darkness", published c1972 [ SATB chorus and piano or orchestra ], from Three Madrigals, no. 3, NY : G. Schirmer  [sung text not yet checked]
Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.
He who [bends to himself]1 a Joy Doth the wingèd life destroy; But he who kisses the Joy as it flies Lives in Eternity's sunrise.
Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "Eternity", appears in Notebook, in Gnomic Verses, in 17. Several Questions Answered, no. 1
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Vaughan Williams: "binds himself"; Franceschini and J. White: "binds to himself"
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry