by Samuel Minturn Peck (1854 - 1938)
All for You
Language: English
The love in my heart is as strong as the hills, And as deep as the fathomless sea, Yet pure as the breath of the rose that thrills The soul of summer with glee; ’Tis faithful and fair as the light of the stars, That beam in the boundless blue; No selfish note its radiance mars, And Sweetheart, ’tis all for you This love in my heart, I know not why, Nor how it came to be, But the bliss that is mine no gold can buy, Since love hath come to me Oh, there is nothing so sweet, Go search all the wide world through, My heart is so full of it, ev'ry beat Cries out, 'tis all for you, Yes, for you strong and true, Till the angels doubt, and the stars burn out, Oh Love, ’tis all for you
Text Authorship:
- by Samuel Minturn Peck (1854 - 1938) [author's text not yet checked 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 Helen Rhodes (1858 - 1936), as Guy d'Hardelot, "All for You", published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Cincinnati : John Church Company [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 142