by Charles Hanson Towne (1877 - 1949)

Within the sphinx's solemn shade
 (Sung text for setting by A. Woodforde-Finden)
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Language: English 
Within the Sphinx’s solemn shade
In Pharaoh’s golden prime,
I fold you to my breast, dear heart,
And live Love’s glowing rhyme.
And Grief and Death are naught to us,
And naught to us is Time.

I know the wonder of your eyes,
The glory of your hair –
That perfumed darkness on your brow,
My joy and my despair.
Our love is one long ecstasy,
One glorious, white prayer.

Composition:

    Set to music by Amy Woodforde-Finden (1860 - 1919), "Within the sphinx's solemn shade", published 1910 [ high voice and piano ], from A Dream of Egypt, no. 2, London : Boosey & Co.

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This text was added to the website: 2024-01-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 70