by Hildegarde Hawthorne (1871 - 1952)
Give me the strength and height
Language: English
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Give me the strength and height
Of glorious life;
The dazzling light,
The straining and the strife,
Love, passion, hope,
In their divinest scope.
High winds on mighty seas
Not sheltered bay
The storm that frees
Wild torrents great and gay
With splendid power;
Not the soft springtime shower.
And if the storm should kill
The torrent drown?
So be it still.
Still let me snatch the crown
Life has to give
And cry, but once, I live!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Hildegarde Hawthorne, Poems, Boston : Richard G. Badger, 1905, p.26
Text Authorship:
- by Hildegarde Hawthorne (1871 - 1952), "Life" [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 Laura Farnell (b. 1975), "Glorious Life", copyright © 2019 [ ssa chorus and piano ], JEHMS
Publisher: Alliance Music Publication [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-09-03
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