by James Elroy Flecker (1884 - 1915)
O spiritual pilgrim
Language: English
O spiritual pilgrim, rise: the night has grown her single horn: The voices of the souls unborn are half adream with Paradise. God be thy guide from camp to camp: God be thy shade from well to well; God grant beneath the desert stars thou hear the Prophet's camel bell. And God shall make thy body pure, and give thee knowledge to endure This ghost-life's piercing phantom-pain, and bring thee out to life again.
Text Authorship:
- by James Elroy Flecker (1884 - 1915) [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 Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934), "O spiritual pilgrim", H. 188. [chorus] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-12-30
Line count: 6
Word count: 74