by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850 - 1919)
O thou, mine other, stronger part!
Language: English
O thou, mine other, stronger part! Whom yet I cannot hear, or see, Come thou, and take this loving heart, That longs to yield its all to thee, I call mine own--Oh, come to me! Love, answer back, I come to thee, I come to thee. This hungry heart, so warm, so large, Is far too great a care for me. I have grown weary of the charge I keep so sacredly for thee. Come thou, and take my heart from me. Love, answer back, I come to thee, I come to thee. I am aweary, waiting here For one who tarries long from me. Oh! art thou far, or art thou near? And must I still be sad for thee? Or wilt thou straightway come to me? Love, answer, I am near to thee, I come to thee.
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Confirmed with Gems from E. W. Wilcox, London : Collins' Clear-Type Press, 192-.
Authorship:
- by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850 - 1919), "I come to thee" [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 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 - 1912), "O thou, mine other", op. 45 no. 1 (1901), published 1903 [ voice and piano ], from Six American Lyrics, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-06
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Word count: 139