That I did always love

That I did always love,
I bring thee proof:
That till I loved
I did not love enough.

That I shall love alway,
I offer thee
That love is life,
And life hath immortality.

This, dost thou doubt, sweet?
Then have I
Nothing to show
But Calvary.

by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) , no title, from Poems of Emily Dickinson, published 1890

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

by Peter Mennin (1923-1983) , "That I did always love", published 1979 [SSA chorus, harp, piano, and percussion], from Reflections of Emily, no. ?
by Thomas Pasatieri (1945-) , "That I did always love", published 1976 [soprano, clarinet, violin, violoncello, and piano], from Far from love, no. 7.

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