by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
Evensong
Language: English
The embers of the day are red Beyond the murky hill. The kitchen smokes: the bed In the darkling house is spread: The great sky darkens overhead, And the great woods are shrill. So far have I been led, Lord, by Thy will: So far I have followed, Lord, and wondered still. The breeze from the enbalmed land Blows sudden toward the shore, And claps my cottage door. I hear the signal, Lord - I understand. The night at Thy command Comes. I will eat and sleep and will not question more.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), "Evensong", appears in Songs of Travel and other verses, no. 44, first published 1896 [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 Sidney Homer (1864 - 1953), "Evensong", op. 15 no. 6, published 1904 [ voice and piano ], from Six Songs from "Underwoods", no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Evensong", op. 215 (1948) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-06-14
Line count: 15
Word count: 91