Blind
Language: English
God, Who gave the world its fairness, Swooning seas and ardent skies; Fashioned it with every rareness That could dazzle human eyes; God, Who gave me all of these, Help me do without them, please. Giver of the light and flowers, Running stream and forest tree, Help me through the heavy hours, When I think what others see. God, who took my sight away, Help me do without it, pray.
Authorship:
- by Eric Thirkell Cooper , "Blind", appears in Soliloquies of a Subaltern : Somewhere in France, first published 1915 [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 John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962), "Blind", 1916, published 1917, copyright © 1917, first performed 1917, from Two Songs, no. 1. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-05-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 70