by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936)
Ho, everyone that thirsteth
Language: English
Ho, everyone that thirsteth And hath the price to give, Come to the stolen waters, Drink and your soul shall live. Come to the stolen waters, And leap the guarded pale, And pull the flower in season Before desire shall fail. It shall not last for ever, No more than earth and skies; But he that drinks in season Shall live before he dies. June suns, you cannot store them To warm the winter's cold, The lad that hopes for heaven Shall fill his mouth with mould.
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See also Bible: Isaiah 55Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936), no title, appears in More Poems, no. 22, first published 1936 [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 John Ramsden Williamson (1929 - 2015), "Ho, everyone that thirsteth" [baritone and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 87