by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Love's mandate See original
Language: English
Because thy heart to mine Spokewith a call divine, I did not question it, nor wait to know That it was wise to give surrender so, But down beneath thy feet I laid me low. I did not wait to find That thou wert loving, generous and kind, That love for thee would bring delight or woe, But, from within me or above, The mandate came to love thee, and I love!
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Composition:
- Set to music by Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912), "Love's mandate", published 1905 [ voice and piano ], from Moods and Tenses (Phases in a Love Drama) - Cycle of Eight Songs, no. 2, London, New York: Boosey & Co.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, first published 1890
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This text was added to the website: 2012-08-12
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Word count: 75