by George MacDonald (1824 - 1905)
Thy fishes breathe See original
Language: English
Thy fishes breathe but where thy waters roll;
Thy birds fly but within thy airy sea;
My soul breathes only in thy infinite soul;
I breathe, I think, I love, I live, but thee.
Oh, breathe, oh, think -- O Love, live into me;
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Composition:
- Set to music by M. Ryan Taylor (b. 1972), "Thy fishes breathe", 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Leafs from the Diary of an Old Soul, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by George MacDonald (1824 - 1905), no title, appears in A Book of Strife in the Form of The Diary of an Old Soul, Entry for January Fifth, first published 1880
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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-29
Line count: 7
Word count: 61