by Caroline Alice Elgar, née Roberts (1848 - 1920)
Aspiration
Language: English
Over the heights the snow lies deep,
Sunk is the land in peaceful sleep;
Here by the house of God we pray,
Lead, Lord, our souls to-day.
Shielding, like the silent snow,
Fall his mercies here below.
Calmly then, like the snow-bound land,
Rest we in his protecting hand;
Bowing, we wait his mighty will:
Lead, Lord, and guide us still.
Text Authorship:
- by Caroline Alice Elgar, née Roberts (1848 - 1920), "Aspiration" [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 Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "Aspiration", op. 27 no. 4, first performed 1896 [choral song with piano or orchestra], from From the Bavarian Highlands, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Harold Ryan
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-05
Line count: 10
Word count: 61