by Arlo Bates (1850 - 1918)
Was I not thine See original
Language: English
Was I not thine when Allah spoke the word Which formed from earth the sky? Were not our twin hearts one when heaven heard The first faint stars reply? Canst thou then doubt that while the ages roll Our being one shall be? As flame and light are one, so is my soul One, O my love, with thee! The ebbing star-floods of the Judgment Day Shall leave my heart still thine; And Paradise itself shall fade away Ere I thy love resign!
Composition:
- Set to music by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "Was I not thine", from Lyrics from "Told in the Gate", no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Arlo Bates (1850 - 1918), no title, appears in Told in the Gate, first published 1892
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Line count: 12
Word count: 84