On this wondrous sea

On this wondrous sea,
Sailing silently,
Knowest thou the shore
Ho! pilot, ho!
Where no breakers roar,
Where the storm is o'er?

In the silent west
Many sails at rest,
Their anchors fast;
Thither I pilot thee, -
Land, ho! Eternity!
Ashore at last!

by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) , no title, from Poems by Emily Dickinson, published 1896

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

by Ernst Bacon (1898-1990) , "In the silent west" [voice, piano]
by Ernst Bacon (1898-1990) , "On this Wondrous Sea" [voice, piano]
by Arthur Farwell (1872-1952) , "On this wondrous sea", op. 107 no. 3.
by Vally Weigl, née Pick (1894?89?-1982) , "From time and eternity" [chorus: SSA a cappella]

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