by Laurence Binyon (1869 - 1943)
Invocation to Youth
Language: English
Come then, as ever, like the wind at morning! Joyous, O Youth, in the agèd world renew Freshness to feel the eternities around it, Rain, stars and clouds, light and the sacred dew. The strong sun shines above thee: That strength, that radiance bring! If Winter come to Winter, When shall men hope for Spring?
Confirmed with Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900, 1919, Oxford University Press.
Authorship:
- by Laurence Binyon (1869 - 1943), "Invocation to Youth" [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 Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "Invocation to Youth
", 1925, first performed 1926 [medium voice and piano], from Two Songs of Youth, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2015-07-28
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Word count: 55