by Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805 - 1844)
Translation by M. Ryan Taylor (b. 1972)
Where is the Truth?
Language: English after the English
Where? O where? Where is the truth? Where is the truth I seek? Who? Who is right? Each minister professes to love the light of the Prince of Peace. Yet they make war, make war upon each other! Each swears, swears affection for the cause of Christ, yet they make war, loving only the man whose thought agrees with theirs! Surely, surely truth rests within one of these camps. Surely the Savior's path is is cast in the hearts of some . . . yet young as I, unlearned, untried, of men who can I trust? What tool? What tool have I? What tool have I to sift men's hearts? I am but a boy.
Text Authorship:
- by M. Ryan Taylor (b. 1972) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805 - 1844) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by M. Ryan Taylor (b. 1972), "Where is the Truth?", 2005 [voice and piano], from A Light that Shames the Noonday Sun, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: M. Ryan Taylor
This text was added to the website: 2008-03-17
Line count: 13
Word count: 115