by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929)
Because of you
Language: English
I love the dawn in beauty beaming, The silver land, the radiant seas, Because it wakes your soul from dreaming, And gives you back to life and me. I love the birds that carol o'er us, The flowers that wake in wood and lea, They tell me life is sweet before us, And I for you and you for me! I love the storm that beats the ocean, The valleys deep, the crags above, For soft across the wild commotion. I hear the still sweet voice of love! I love the calm that falls at even, The hush that sleeps along the blue, For earth seems nearer unto Heaven, And makes me dream of rest and you! I love the night so deep and tender, The burning stars, the tranced blue, Because I come in sweet surrender, Because I give myself to you;. Because I feel your arms around me, Because I see your dear eyes shine, Because I know that Love has crowned me, And I am yours and you are mine.
Authorship:
- by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929) [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 Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "Because of you", 1896. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2017-06-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 173