by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)
Praise the generous gods for giving
Language: English
Praise the generous gods for giving In a world of wrath and strife, With a little time for living, Unto all the joy of life. At whatever source we drink it, Art or life or faith or wine, In whatever terms we think it, It is common and divine. Praise the high gods, for in giving This for man, and this alone, They have made his chance for living Shine the equal of their own.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903), no title, written 1875, appears in A Book of Verses, first published 1888 [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Praise the generous gods", op. 26 (Seven songs) no. 4 (1917) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-29
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Word count: 75