1952
Eden
Composed by 
Ernst Bacon
Ernst Bacon Text by 
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson Quiet Airs Song Collection
"Eden" is the fifth song of Ernst Bacon's song cycle Quiet Airs. The song sets the poetry of Emily Dickinson
Text
Come slowly – Eden! (poem 211)
by Emily Dickinson
Come slowly – Eden!
Lips unused to Thee –
Bashful – sip they Jessamines –
as the fainting Bee –
Reaching late his flower,
Round her chamber hums –
Counts his nectars –
Enters – and is lost in Balms.
Sheet Music
Quiet Airs
Ernst Bacon
1. Twilight
2. Gentle Greeting
3. The Divine Ship
4. Of Love
5. Eden
6. The Little Stone
7. Fond Affection
8. Stars
9. The Heart
10. Song of Snow-White Heads
11. The Lamb
12. To Musique, To Becalme His Fever
2. Gentle Greeting
3. The Divine Ship
4. Of Love
5. Eden
6. The Little Stone
7. Fond Affection
8. Stars
9. The Heart
10. Song of Snow-White Heads
11. The Lamb
12. To Musique, To Becalme His Fever