Texts by J. Whittier set in Art Songs and Choral Works

Text Collections:

• In War-Time, and Other Poems
• Saint Gregory's Guest, and Recent Poems
• Songs of Labor, and Other Poems
• The Bay of Seven Islands, and Other Poems
• The Chapel of Hermits, and Other Poems
• The Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and Other Poems
• The Tent on the Beach, and Other Poems

Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):

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Special notes: All titles and first lines are included in this index, including those used by composers.
Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
A language code in a blue rectangle like ENG indicates that a translation to that language is available.
A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.

• Amy Wentworth (As they who watch by sick-beds find relief) (from In War-Time, and Other Poems) - R. Hughes
• Andrew Rykman's dead and gone (from In War-Time, and Other Poems) - C. Weber (Andrew Rykman's Prayer)
• Andrew Rykman's Prayer (Andrew Rykman's dead and gone) (from In War-Time, and Other Poems)
• April (The spring comes slowly up this way.") (from The Chapel of Hermits, and Other Poems) - C. Grimm
• As they who watch by sick-beds find relief (from In War-Time, and Other Poems) - R. Hughes (Amy Wentworth)
• A tender child of summers three (from Saint Gregory's Guest, and Recent Poems) - F. Graham, C. Ives, A. Methfessel (The light that is felt)
• At last (When on my day of life the night is falling) (from The Bay of Seven Islands, and Other Poems) - T. Bishop, A. Foote, I. Goodell, S. Liddle, A. Needham
• Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (O, Sabbath rest of Galilee!) (from The Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and Other Poems) - J. Galbraith, F. Maker, M. McKinney
• Dear Lord and Father (O, Sabbath rest of Galilee!) (from The Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and Other Poems) - A. Bergh, E. Ender, W. Steere
• Hymn of the Time (O Thou, whose presence went before) - K. Weigl
• I know not what the future hath (O friends! with whom my feet have trod) (from The Tent on the Beach, and Other Poems) - W. Irmer, W. Schulthes, L. Zaninelli
• O friends! with whom my feet have trod (from The Tent on the Beach, and Other Poems) - E. Bacon, U. Burnap, C. Hawley, S. Homer, W. Irmer, H. Johnson, W. Schulthes, L. Zaninelli (The Eternal Goodness)
• O, Sabbath rest of Galilee! (from The Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and Other Poems) - A. Bergh, E. Ender, J. Galbraith, N. Gould, C. Ives, F. Maker, M. McKinney, W. Steere, H. Stevens (The Brewing of Soma)
• O Thou, whose presence went before - K. Weigl (Hymn of the Time)
• Serenity (O, Sabbath rest of Galilee!) (from The Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and Other Poems) - N. Gould, C. Ives
• Song of Indian women (The Dark eye has left us)
• Song of the Drovers (Through heat and cold, and shower and sun) (from Songs of Labor, and Other Poems) - G. Holst
• The Brewing of Soma (O, Sabbath rest of Galilee!) (from The Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and Other Poems)
• The dark eye has left us, the springbird has flown (Song of Indian women) - S. Coleridge-Taylor
• The Dark eye has left us - S. Coleridge-Taylor (Song of Indian women)
• The dark eye has left us (The Dark eye has left us) - S. Coleridge-Taylor
• The drovers (Through heat and cold, and shower and sun) (from Songs of Labor, and Other Poems)
• The Eternal Goodness (O friends! with whom my feet have trod) (from The Tent on the Beach, and Other Poems) - E. Bacon, C. Hawley, S. Homer, H. Johnson
• The light that is felt (A tender child of summers three) (from Saint Gregory's Guest, and Recent Poems) - F. Graham, C. Ives, A. Methfessel
• The spring comes slowly up this way." (from The Chapel of Hermits, and Other Poems) - C. Grimm (April)
• Through heat and cold, and shower and sun (from Songs of Labor, and Other Poems) - G. Holst (The drovers)
• Thy will be done (We see not, know not; all our way) - K. Weigl
• 'T is the noon of the spring-time, yet never a bird (from The Chapel of Hermits, and Other Poems) (April) - C. Grimm
• We see not, know not; all our way - K. Weigl (Thy will be done)
• What thou wilt, o Father, give (Andrew Rykman's dead and gone) (from In War-Time, and Other Poems) - C. Weber
• What thou wilt, o Father, give (from In War-Time, and Other Poems) (Andrew Rykman's Prayer) - C. Weber
• When on my day of life the night is falling (from The Bay of Seven Islands, and Other Poems) - T. Bishop, F. Flemming, A. Foote, I. Goodell, S. Liddle, A. Needham (At last)
• When on my day of life the night is falling (When on my day of life the night is falling) (from The Bay of Seven Islands, and Other Poems) - F. Flemming

Last update: 2023-05-11 13:31:43