by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906)
Theology
Language: English
There is a heaven, for ever, day by day, The upward longing of my soul doth tell me so. There is a hell, I'm quite sure; for pray, If there were not, where would my neighbours go?
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), "Theology" [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Theology", 2008 [ medium voice or high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carson P. Cooman , "Theology", op. 126 no. 3 (1999), from Three Dunbar Verses, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-26
Line count: 4
Word count: 37