by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930)
What voice of gladness, hark !
Language: English
What voice of gladness, hark ! In heaven is ringing ? From the sad fields the lark Is upward winging. High through the mournful mist that blots our day Their songs betray them soaring in the grey. See them ! Nay, they In sunlight swim ; above the furthest stain Of cloud attain ; their hearts in music rain Upon the plain. Sweet birds, far out of sight Your songs of pleasure Dome us with joy as bright As heaven's best azure.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844 - 1930), "Larks", appears in The Shorter Poems of Robert Bridges, in 5. Book V, first published 1893 [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 Patricia A. Marshall , "Larks", 1955. [voice and piano] [ sung text not verified ]
- by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir (1848 - 1918), "What voice of gladness", published 1897 [satb chorus a cappella], from Six Modern Lyrics, no. 5. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Cyril Bradley Rootham (1875 - 1938), "Larks", published 1914. [chorus and piano] [ sung text not verified ]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 77