by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Except the Heaven had come so near
Language: English
Except the Heaven had come so near -- So seemed to choose My Door -- The Distance would not haunt me so -- I had not hoped -- before -- But just to hear the Grace depart -- I never thought to see -- Afflicts me with a Double loss -- 'Tis lost -- And lost to me --
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Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, written 1863 [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 Wehage , "Except the heaven had come so near" [ high voice and piano ], from Ten Dickinson Songs, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-27
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