by Arthur Guiterman (1871 - 1943)
Hills
Language: English
I want my hills! Hills! The trail that scorns the hollows So let me hold my way by nothing halted Until at close of day I stand exalted! High on my hills to dream Dear hills that know me. And then how fair will seem the lands below me. How pure at vesper time the far bells chiming God! Give me hills to climb! Hills! Hills! And strength for climbing.
Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Guiterman (1871 - 1943) [author's text not yet checked 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 Frank La Forge (1879 - 1953), "Hills" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-07
Line count: 11
Word count: 70