The earth loveth the spring

The earth loveth the spring, 
Nor of her coming despaireth, 
Withheld by nightly sting, 
Snow, and icy fling, 
The snarl of the North : 
But nevertheless she prepareth
And setteth in order her nurselings to bring them forth, 
The jewels of her delight, 
What shall be blue, what yellow or white, 
What softest above the rest, 
The primrose, that loveth best 
Woodland skirts and the copses shorn.

by Robert Seymour Bridges (1844-1930) , no title, from Achilles in Scyros, published 1890

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by Paul N. Edmonds , "The earth loveth the spring", published 1928. [SSA chorus and piano]
by Cyril Bradley Rootham (1875-1938) , "The earth loveth the spring", published 1912 [soprano, alto, and SA chorus a cappella (originally composed for strings and harp - not published)], from The Choruses from "Achilles in Scyros", no. 1.

Date added to the website: 2009-01-17.

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