by John Henry Newman (1801 - 1890)
Language: English
They are at rest. We may not stir the heaven of their repose By rude invoking voice, or prayer addrest In waywardness to those Who in the mountain grots of Eden lie, And hear the fourfold river as it murmurs by. They hear it sweep In distance down the dark and savage vale; But they at rocky bed, or current deep, Shall never more grow pale; They hear, and meekly muse, as fain to know How long untired, unspent, that giant stream shall flow. And soothing sounds Blend with the neighb'ring waters as they glide; Posted along the haunted garden's bounds, Angelic forms abide, Echoing, as words of watch, o'er lawn and grove The verses of that hymn which Seraphs chant above.
Composition:
- Set to music by George Dyson (1883 - 1964), "Rest", from Quo Vadis: a Cycle of Poems, no. 8
Text Authorship:
- by John Henry Newman (1801 - 1890), "Rest"
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Word count: 122