by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936)
By shores and woods and steeples
Language: English
By shores and woods and steeples Rejoicing hearts receive Poured on a hundred peoples The far-shed alms of eve. Her hands are filled with slumber For world-wide labourers worn; Yet those are more in number That know her not from morn. Now who sees night for ever, He sees no happier sight: Night and no moon and never A star upon the night.
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Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936), no title, appears in More Poems, no. 38, 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), "By shores and woods and steeples" [baritone and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 63