Morning

To find the Western path,
Right thro' the Gates of Wrath
I urge my way;
Sweet Mercy leads me on
With soft repentant moan:
I see the break of day.

The war of swords and spears,
Melted by dewy tears,
Exhales on high;
The Sun is freed from fears,
And with soft grateful tears
Ascends the sky.

by William Blake (1757-1827) , "Morning", c1800-10, from the Rossetti manuscript, part II

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

by Henry Dixon Cowell (1897-1965) , "Daybreak", L. 694 (1946), published c1950, first performed 1947. [high voice, piano]
by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949) , "Daybreak", op. 9 (Seven songs) no. 7 (1912). [voice and piano]
by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948-) , "Morning", op. 32 no. 3, published 1981, rev. 2003, first performed 1986 [voice and organ], from Fearful symmetry, no. 3.
by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948-) , "Morning", op. 32a no. 3, published 1981, rev. 2003, first performed 1986 [voice and piano], from Fearful symmetry, no. 3.

RUS Russian [singable] (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov)

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