by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945)
Peace waits among the hills
Language: English
Peace waits among the hills; I have drunk peace, Here, where the blue air fills The great cup of the hills, And fills with peace. Between the earth and sky, I have seen the earth Like a dark cloud go by, And fade out of the sky; There was no more earth. Here, where the Holy Graal Brought secret light Once, from beyond the veil, I, seeing no Holy graal, See divine light. Light fills the hills with God, Wind with his breath, And here, in his abode, Light, wind, and air praise God, And this poor breath.
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Authorship:
- by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "Montserrat" [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 (Henry) Walford Davies, Sir (1869 - 1941), "Peace waits among the hills", published 1931 [ voice and piano ], from Twenty-one songs, no. 14 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-09
Line count: 20
Word count: 98