by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Of God we ask one favor
Language: English
Of God we ask one favor, That we may be forgiven -- For what, he is presumed to know -- The Crime, from us, is hidden -- Immured the whole of Life Within a magic Prison We reprimand the Happiness That too competes with Heaven.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Letters of Emily Dickinson, first published 1894 [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 Ezra Laderman (1924 - 2015), "Of God we ask one favor", published 1970 [2 narrators, piano, orchestra], from Magic Prison, melodrama [ sung text not verified ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-06-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 42