by Paracelsus (1493 - 1541)
Lamp of love Matches base text
Language: English
If I fall into a vast, o'erwhelming sea of clouds, And dark is my day, I hold the lamp of love close, close unto my breast, Its splendor illumines the dark, The clouds dissolve, and I stand forth supremely blest.
Composition:
- Set to music by Mary Elizabeth Turner Salter (1856 - 1938), "Lamp of love", alternate title: "The lamp of love", published 1907 [ voice and piano ], New York : G. Schirmer
Score: Sibley Music Library [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Paracelsus (1493 - 1541)
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This text was added to the website: 2026-11-02
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