You smile upon your friend today

You smile upon your friend today,
 Today his ills are over;
You hearken to the lover's say,
 And happy is the lover.

'Tis late to hearken, late to smile,
 But better late than never;
I shall have lived a little while
 Before I die for ever.

by Alfred Edward Housman (1859-1936) , no title, from A Shropshire Lad, no. 57, 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 Alfred Redgrave Cripps (1882-1950) , "You smile upon your friend today", published <<1944 [voice and piano], from Five "Shropshire Lad" Songs, no. ?
by John Ireland (1879-1962) , "Epilogue", published 1921 [voice and piano], from The Land of Lost Content, no. 6.

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