by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)
Afraid
Language: English
Here lies, but seven years old, our little maid, Once of the darkness Oh, so sore afraid! Light of the World - remember that small fear, And when nor moon nor stars do shine, draw near!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley, Sir (1903 - 1989), "Afraid", op. 93 no. 1c (1977), published 1978 [ medium voice and piano ], from Another Spring, op. 93 no. 1, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
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Line count: 4
Word count: 35