by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
If I stoop into a dark tremendous sea of...
Language: English
If I stoop into a dark tremendous sea of cloud, It is but for a time ; I press God's lamp Close to my breast ; its splendour, soon or late, Will pierce the gloom : I shall emerge one day! O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is thy victory?
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), no title, appears in Paracelsus, Part V [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):
- possibly by Robert De Lacy (1829? - 1908), "I stoop into a dark tremendous sea of cloud" [ alto, bass, SATB chorus, and organ ], note: composer given as Robert de Lacey [sung text not yet checked]
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