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by Arlo Bates (1850 - 1918)

Was I not thine
 (Sung text for setting by G. Chadwick)
 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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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 84

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