by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864)
Beautiful child of song
Language: English
Come, I came longing to hear thee, Beautiful child of song, Come though the heart that are near thee, Around thee devotedly throng, Come, I am longing to hear thee, Beautiful child of song, Beautiful child of song, I'm longing to hear thee carol they lay, sweet child of song. Come, for the spell of a fairy Dwells in thy magical voice, And at they step light and airy, E'en cold hearts enraptured rejoice. Come, I am longing to hear thee, Beautiful child of song, Beautiful child of song, I'm longing to hear thee carol they lay, sweet child of song.
Authorship:
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Beautiful child of song" [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 Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Beautiful child of song", published 1860. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-12-26
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Word count: 101