by Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)
Who inhabiteth the Mountain
Language: English
Who inhabiteth the Mountain That it shines in lurid light, And is rolled about with thunders, And terrors, and a blight, Like Kaf the peak of Eblis — Kaf, the evil height? Who has gone up with a shouting And a trumpet in the night? There is battle in the Mountain — Might assaulteth Might; ’Tis the fastness of the Anarch, Torrent-torn, an ancient height; The crags resound the clangor Of the war of Wrong and Right; And the armies in the valley Watch and pray for dawning light. Joy, Joy, the day is breaking, And the cloud is rolled from sight; There is triumph in the Morning For the Anarch’s plunging flight; God has glorified the Mountain Where a Banner burneth bright, And the armies in the valley They are fortified in right.
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Text Authorship:
- by Herman Melville (1819 - 1891), "Look-out Mountain", subtitle: "The night flight", appears in Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War, first published 1866 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Paul Phillips , "The night flight", 2011, first performed 2011 [ baritone and piano or orchestra ], from Battle-Pieces, no. 2, Barnard Street Music [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-07-12
Line count: 24
Word count: 134