by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)

Language: English 
One thought ever at the fore -
That in the Divine Ship, the World, breasting Time and Space,
All Peoples of the globe together sail, sail the same voyage,
Are bound to the same destination.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "The divine ship", published 1952 [ voice and piano ], from Quiet Airs, no. 3

Text Authorship:

  • by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "One thought ever at the fore"

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This text was added to the website: 2004-05-30
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Word count: 34