1944


On this Wondrous Sea

Composed by Ernst Bacon
"On this Wondrous Sea" can be found in Ernst Bacon's collection Songs from Emily Dickinson: Nature Time and Space - Volume 1, published by Classical Vocal Reprints.

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On this Wondrous Sea
by Emily Dickinson

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

In the peaceful west
Many the sails at rest —
The anchors fast —
Thither I pilot thee —
Land Ho! Eternity!
Ashore at last!

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