1899
Sunrise (op. 58, no. 2)
Composed by 
Edward MacDowell
Edward MacDowell Text by Edward MacDowell
Edward MacDowell Three Songs, Op. 58 Song Collection
"Sunrise is the second song in Edward MacDowell's Three Songs, Op. 58. MacDowell wrote the text himself.
Text
Sunrise
by Edward MacDowell
Sunrise gilds the crested sea
That mocks grim Oban’s might
But at his feet sways sullenly
A ship that died ‘the night.
The ocean’s breast doth throb no more
For such a wreck as she.
The rocks gnaw at her broken heart;
The sun shines pit’lessly.
Sheet Music
Three Songs, Op. 58
Edward MacDowell
Constancy (op. 58, no. 1)
Sunrise (op. 58, no. 2)
Merry Maiden Spring (op. 58, no. 3)
Sunrise (op. 58, no. 2)
Merry Maiden Spring (op. 58, no. 3)