Lo! the unbounded sea!

Lo! the unbounded sea!	 
On its breast a Ship starting, spreading all her sails --
   an ample Ship, carrying even her moonsails;	 
The pennant is flying aloft, as she speeds, she speeds so stately -- 
   below, emulous waves press forward,	 
They surround the Ship, with shining curving motions, and foam.

by Walt Whitman (1819-1892) , "The ship starting"

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

by Guy Booth , "The ship starting", published 1936 [mixed voices a cappella], from The Ship, no. ?
by George Harris , "The ship starting", published 1925 [high voice and piano], from Three Songs, no. ?
by Normand Lockwood (1906-) , no title, published 1954 [mixed voices and piano], from I hear America singing, no. ?
by Charles Naginski (1909-1940) , "The ship starting", published 1942. [medium voice and piano]
by Herman Sandby (1881-1965) , "The ship starting", published 1914.

Date added to the website: 2008-11-22.

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