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by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)

Grand is the Seen
 (Sung text for setting by I. Stölzel)
 Matches original text
Language: English 
Grand is the seen, the light, to me -- grand are the sky and stars,
Grand is the earth, and grand are lasting time and space,
And grand their laws, so multiform, puzzling, evolutionary;
But grander far the unseen soul of me, comprehending, endowing all those,
Lighting the light, the sky and stars, delving the earth, sailing the sea,
(What were all those, indeed, without thee, unseen soul? of what amount without thee?)
More evolutionary, vast, puzzling, O my soul!
More multiform far -- more lasting thou than they.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ingrid Stölzel (b. 1971), "Grand is the Seen", 2014, copyright © 2014 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Soul Journey, no. 1, Composers Edition
        Publisher: Composers Edition [external link]

Text Authorship:

  • by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Grand is the seen"

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-05-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 87

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