by T. E. (Thomas Edward) Brown (1830 - 1897)

Language: English 
"Weary wind of the west,
Over the billowy sea - 
Come to my heart, and rest!
Ah, rest with me!

"Come from the distance dim,
Bearing the sun's last sigh;
I hear thee sobbing for him
Thro' all the sky."

So the wind came,
Purpling the middle sea,
Crisping the ripples of flame -
Came unto me;

Came with a rush to the shore,
Came with a bound to the hill,
Fell and died at my feet,
Then all was still.

Composition:

    Set to music by Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "Weary wind of the west", published 1903 [ satb chorus a cappella ]

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