A new being

I know myself no more, my child,
  Since thou art come to me,
Pity so tender and so wild
  Hath wrapped my thoughts of thee.
 
These thoughts, a fiery gentle rain,
  Are from the Mother shed,
Where many a broken heart hath lain
  And many a weeping head.

by George William Russell (1867-1935) , "A new being", from The Divine Vision and Other Poems, published 1903

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

by Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax (1883-1953) , "I know myself no more, my child", c1916. [voice and piano]
by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949) , "A new being", op. 28 (Seven Sets of Seven Songs, Set I) no. 6, published 1923. [voice and piano]

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