by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)
O Spirit vast and deep as Night and...
Language: English
O Spirit vast and deep as Night and Heaven! Mother and soul of all to which is given The light of life, the loveliness of being, Lo! thou dost re_ascend the human heart, Thy throne of power, almighty as thou wert In dreams of Poets old grown pale by seeing The shade of thee; -- now, millions start To feel thy lightnings through them burning: Nature, or God, or Love, or Pleasure, Or Sympathy the sad tears turning To mutual smiles, a drainless treasure, Descends amidst us; -- Scorn and Hate, Revenge and Selfishness are desolate -- A hundred nations swear that there shall be Pity and Peace and Love, among the good and free!
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Authorship:
- by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), no title, appears in The Revolt of Islam, Canto 5, part 51.2 [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 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "A song of pity, peace, and love" [ unison chorus and orchestra (or piano) ], from Six choral songs to be sung in time of war, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
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