by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Judge not according to the appearance
Language: English
Lord, purge our eyes to see Within the seed a tree, Within the glowing egg a bird, Within the shroud a butterfly Till taught by such, we see Beyond all creatures Thee, And hearken for thy tender word, And hear it, “Fear not: it is I.”
Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894) [author's text not yet checked 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 Davide Zannoni , "Judge not according to the appearance", 2006, first performed 2006 [soprano or tenor and vibraphone], from Three Rossetti Songs, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-10-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 46