by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Father, I bring thee not myself
Language: English
Father, I bring thee not myself, --
That were the little load;
I bring thee the imperial heart
I had not strength to hold.
The heart I cherished in my own
Till mine too heavy grew,
Yet strangest, heavier since it went,
Is it too large for you?
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title [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 Donald Grantham (b. 1947), "Father, I bring thee not myself", published 1983 [SATB chorus a cappella], from Seven Choral Settings of Poems by Emily Dickinson [text not verified]
Set in a modified version by Ernst Bacon.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-06-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 47