by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Far from love the Heavenly Father
Language: English
Far from love the Heavenly Father Leads the chosen child; Oftener through realm of briar Than the meadow mild, Oftener by the claw of dragon Than the hand of friend, Guides the little one predestined To the native land.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems by Emily Dickinson, first published 1896 [author's text not yet checked 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 Thomas Pasatieri (b. 1945), "Far from love", published 1976 [ soprano, clarinet, violin, violoncello, and piano ], from Far from love, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 39