by Charles Kingsley (1819 - 1875)

Language: English 
My fairest child, I have no song to give you;
  No lark could pipe in skies so dull and gray;
Yet e'er we part, one lesson I can leave you,
  For every day.

 ... 

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever;
  Do noble things, not dream them, all day long;
And so make Life, Death, and that vast For Ever
  One grand sweet song.

Composition:

    Set to music by John Knowles Paine (1839 - 1906), "A Farewell", op. 40 (Four Songs) no. 2, published 1885, stanzas 1, 3 [ voice and piano ], Arthur P. Schmidt & Co., Boston

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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 94