Hymn

At morn -- at noon -- at twilight dim --
Maria! thou hast heard my hymn!
In joy and woe- in good and ill --
Mother of God, be with me still!
When the hours flew brightly by,
And not a cloud obscured the sky,
My soul, lest it should truant be,
Thy grace did guide to thine and thee;
Now, when storms of Fate o'ercast
Darkly my Present and my Past,
Let my Future radiant shine
With sweet hopes of thee and thine!

by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) , "Hymn"

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

by John Carrington , "Prayer", published 1912. [voice and piano]
by Grace Chadbourne , "Hymn for Solo Voice: At Morn, at Noon, at Twilight Dim", published 1907.
by Walter Ruel Cowles (1881-1959) , "Hymn", published 1928. [part-song for TTBB a cappella]
by Paul Eisler (1878?-1951) , "Hymn to the Virgin", published 1920. [voice and piano]
by Paul Eisler (1878?-1951) , "Hymn to the Virgin", published 1920. [SATB chorus and organ]
by Harvey Bartlett Gaul (1881-1945) , "Poe's Fordham Prayer", published 1930. [TTBB chorus a cappella]
by Joseph (or Josef) Charles Holbrooke (1878-1958) , "Hymn", op. 48 (Homage to E. A. Poe) no. 2, published 1908. [dramatic choral symphony: chorus, four soli, orchestra]
by Bertram Shapleigh (1871-1940) , "Hymn", op. 41 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3, published 1901 [voice and piano], note: also set in German

by Bertram Shapleigh (1871-1940) , "Im Dämmerlicht, wenn Tag erglüht", op. 41 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3, published 1901 [voice and piano], note: also set in English

Date added to the website: 2007-09-27.

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