by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)

Judge not according to the appearance
 (Sung text for setting by D. Zannoni)
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Language: English 
Lord, purge our eyes to see
Within the seed a tree,
Within the glowing egg a bird,
Within the shroud a butterfly

Till taught by such, we see
Beyond all creatures Thee,
And hearken for thy tender word,
And hear it, “Fear not: it is I.”

Composition:

    Set to music by Davide Zannoni , "Judge not according to the appearance", 2006, first performed 2006 [ soprano or tenor and vibraphone ], from Three Rossetti Songs, no. 2

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This text was added to the website: 2015-10-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 46