When you wake
Language: English 
When you wake
you will know that stars fade
that night does not last
that the sorrows of planets
are the joys of morning
that birds repair and lemons kindle out your window
nature’s first lesson first hint
of grace.

Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):


Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-08-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 40