by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)

Language: English 
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I swear I think now that everything without exception has an eternal Soul!
The trees have, rooted in the ground! the weeds of the sea have! the animals!

I swear I think there is nothing but immortality!
That the exquisite scheme is for it, and the nebulous float is for it, 
  and the cohering is for it;
And all preparation is for it! and identity is for it! 
  and life and materials are altogether for it!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 37-38 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ingrid Stölzel (b. 1971), "I swear I think", subtitle: "from “To Think of Time”", 2014, copyright © 2014, stanzas 37-38 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Soul Journey, no. 2, Composers Edition
        Publisher: Composers Edition [external link]

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-01-26
Line count: 185
Word count: 1657