by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950)

Language: English 
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The heart can push the sea and land
Farther away on either hand;
The soul can split the sky in two,
And let the face of God shine through.
But East and West will pinch the heart
That can not keep them pushed apart;
And he whose soul is flat -- the sky
Will cave in on him by and by.

Composition:

    Set to music by Vincent Persichetti (1915 - 1987), no title, alternate title: "The heart can push the sea and land", op. 68 (Hymns and Responses) no. 19, published 1956, stanza 6:5-12 [ chorus ]

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