by Adela Florence Nicolson (1865 - 1904), as Laurence Hope
You are my God, and I would fain adore...
Language: English
You are my God, and I would fain adore You With sweet and secret rites of other days. Burn scented oil in silver lamps before You, Pour perfume on Your feet with prayer and praise. Yet are we one; Your gracious condescension Granted, and grants, the loveliness I crave. One, in the perfect sense of Eastern mention, "Gold and the Bracelet, Water and the Wave."
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Text Authorship:
- by Adela Florence Nicolson (1865 - 1904), as Laurence Hope, "Verses", appears in India's Love Lyrics [later Garden of Kama and Other Love Lyrics from India] [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 Alma Goetz , "You are my God", published 1905 [ contralto or baritone and piano ], from Four songs from The garden of Kama, no. 4, London : Boosey & Co., [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-04
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Word count: 65