by Marcius Willson (1813 - 1905)
How very small
Language: English
How very small is the little plant that springs up from the acorn and how slowly it grows. And yet by growing a little each day, and year by year, it finally becomes a mighty oak and the birds sing in its branches and many cattle repose in its shade.
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Authorship:
- by Marcius Willson (1813 - 1905) [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 Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "How very small", 1998 [mezzo-soprano, cello, and piano], from Songs of assiduity, no. 1. [ sung text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-10-08
Line count: 5
Word count: 50