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by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944)

Within thy Heart
Language: English 
My love to thee I give,
For thou my love hast won,
Deep in my heart to live,
Thy glance a sunbeam shone.

My life to thee I give,
For thou art life to me,
Within thy heart to live
Forever, heaven would be!

Text Authorship:

  • by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944) [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 Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "Within thy Heart", op. 29 (Four Songs) no. 1, published c1895 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 44

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