by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
Hast never come to thee an hour
Language: English
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Hast never come to thee an hour, A sudden gleam divine, precipitating, bursting all these bubbles, fashions, wealth? These eager business aims -- books, politics, art, amours, To utter nothingness?
Text Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Hast never come to thee an hour" [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 Michael Hennagin (1936 - 1993), "Hast never come to thee an hour", published 1979 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from By the Roadside [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Luening (1900 - 1996), "Hast never come to thee an hour" [ soprano and flute ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2005-12-15
Line count: 4
Word count: 29