by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Shall I forget?
Language: English
Shall I forget on this side of the grave? I promise nothing: you must wait and see Patient and brave. (O my soul, watch with him and he with me.) Shall I forget in peace of Paradise? I promise nothing: follow, friend, and see, Faithful and wise. (O my soul, lead the way he walks with me.)
Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), "Shall I forget?" [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 Charles Wood (1866 - 1926), "Shall I forget?", 1887, published 1927 [ low voice and piano ], from Ten Songs for Low Voice, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-02-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 57