Here lyeth our infant, Alice Rodd; She was so small Scarce aught at all, But a mere breath of Sweetness sent from God. Sore we did weepe; our heartes on sorrow set. Till on our knees God sent us ease: And now we weepe no more than we forget.
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Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), no title, appears in Ding Dong Bell, first published 1924 [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 Theodore Ward Chanler (1902 - 1961), "Alice Rodd", published 1939 [ voice and piano ], from Eight Epitaphs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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