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Three Songs of Innocence

Song Cycle by Harold Edwin Darke (1888-1977)


1. The shepherd

Language: English

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How sweet is the Shepherd's sweet lot!
   From the morn to the evening he strays;
He shall follow his sheep all the day,
   And his tongue shall be fillèd with praise.

For he hears the lamb's innocent call,
   And he hears the ewe's tender reply;
He is watchful [while]1 they are in peace,
   For they know when their Shepherd is nigh.

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1 Cooke: "when"

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