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by James Benjamin Kenyon (1858 - 1924)

Dew in the heart of the rose
Language: English 
Dew in the heart of the rose,
Spirit of lambent fire;
Breath of the wind that blows,
Voice of the Spring's desire;
Soul of the song that thrills
With rapture through earth and sea,
Light of the dawn on the darkling hills,
Such is my love to me.

Blithe are her feet that fall,
Quickening the tender grass,
Sweet are her lips that call,
As the music of streams that pass;
The sum of the world's delight,
In all fair things that be,
Star of the mariner's longing sight,
Such is my love to me.

Text Authorship:

  • by James Benjamin Kenyon (1858 - 1924) [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 Arthur Foote (1853 - 1937), "Dew in the heart of the rose", op. 67 (Four songs) no. 1, published 1908 [ low voice and piano ], Boston, Arthur P. Schmidt [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2020-09-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 95

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