by Elinor Wylie (1885 - 1928)
Thunder Storm
Language: English
O for all soundless Time’s Deep spells to lock it! O for a little chime’s Clear bells to mock it! O for a calm, to smooth Your senses by it! O for a balm, to soothe Your breast to quiet! O for the power to call Your peace, and breathe it! O for an hour to fall Asleep, beneath it! O for your hand, to hush Loud caves of thunder! O for the burning bush, And graves thereunder!
Text Authorship:
- by Elinor Wylie (1885 - 1928) [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 Dolores White (1932 - 2023), "Thunder Storm" [ soprano, clarinet and marimba ], from Song Cycle, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-11-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 78