by Arthur Macy (1842 - 1904)
Thou art to me
Language: English
Thou art to me As are soft breezes to a summer sea; As stars unto the night; Or when the day is born, As sunrise to the morn; As peace unto the fading of the light. Thou art to me As one sweet flower upon a barren lea; As rest to toiling hands; As one clear spring amid the desert sands; As smiles to maidens' lips; As hope to friends that wait for absent ships; As happiness to youth; As purity to truth; As sweetest dreams to sleep; As balm to wounded hearts that weep. All, all that I would have thee be Thou art to me.
Authorship:
- by Arthur Macy (1842 - 1904), "Thou art to me", appears in Poems, first published 1905 [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 George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 - 1931), "Thou art to me", published 1902 [mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano], from Three Songs, no. 3. [text not verified]
- by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "Thou art to me" [voice and piano], from Folk Songs, no. 2, unpublished [text not verified]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-16
Line count: 18
Word count: 107