The little boy found

The little boy lost in the lonely fen,
Led by the wand'ring light,
Began to cry; but God, ever nigh,
Appear'd like his father, in white.

He kissed the child, and by the hand led,
And to his mother brought,
Who in sorrow pale, thro' the lonely dale,
Her little boy weeping sought.

by William Blake (1757-1827) , "The little boy found", from Songs of Innocence and Experience, in Songs of Innocence, no. 9, published 1789

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by William Bolcom (1938-) , "The little boy found", 1956-81 [soloists, madrigal group, chorus, orchestra], from Songs of Innocence, no. 21.
by Rutland Boughton (1878-1960) , "The little boy found", op. 34a no. 5, published 1912, from Six Unison Songs, no. 5.
by (William) Havergal Brian (1876-1972) , "The little boy found", 1914, published c1917. [two-part song for female voices (SA) with piano]
by (Thomas) Timothy Lenk (1952-) , "The little boy found", c1977 [tenor, bass-baritone, flute (piccolo), clarinet, bass clarinet, and violin], from Songs of Innocence and Experience, no. 5.

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