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by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962)

Candle Gate
Language: English 
Who comes so late to Candle Gate? 
Who comes so late, 
By rainy bent and roaring spate? 

Who knocks so late at Candle Gate? 
Who knocks so late ? 
Who knocks so low, yet will not wait? 

Who rides in state from Candle Gate? 
Who rides in state, 
By rainy bent and roaring spate ? 

Who rides so slow, yet will not wait, 
Nor bide at all for love or hate ? 

Text Authorship:

  • by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962), "Candle Gate", appears in Whin, first published 1918 [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 Jeffreys (1927 - 2010), "Candle Gate" [voice and piano] [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-09-07
Line count: 11
Word count: 69

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