by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Verdant groves
Language: English
Here we walk in the verdant groves Where lilies fair are growing. Here is love and sweet repose And gentle rivers flowing.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Verdant groves", 19th century Shaker text [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 Lyell Cresswell (b. 1944), "Verdant groves", 1985 [high voice and piano], from Eight Shaker Songs, no. 4. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-25
Line count: 4
Word count: 22