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by Frederick (Fred) G. Bowles ( flourished 1899-1918 )

Lift thy heart
Language: English 
Lift thy heart
For the glad world's sake!
Live thy life
For the good of all:
There's a road 
For each soul to take,
There's a comrade
To heed thy call.
Sleep will come
But the soul shall wake--
Lift thy heart
For the glad world's sake!

Love the best,
For the best shall live;
Pray for all,
There is need for prayer
Gifts thou hast--
Be thou rich and give!
Life is fleeting, 
But Heavn' is fair.
Sleep will come
But the soul shall wake--
Lift thy heart
For the glad world's sake!

Confirmed with Frederick G. Bowles, Northern Lyrics: A Book of Verse, Unicorn, 1903.


Text Authorship:

  • by Frederick (Fred) G. Bowles ( flourished 1899-1918 ), "Lift thy heart", appears in Northern Lyrics [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 Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912), "Lift thy heart", published 1908 [ voice and organ or harmonium ad libitum ], London: Chappell & Co. [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-07-14
Line count: 24
Word count: 94

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