1909
The White Dawn is Stealing
Composed by 
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Charles Wakefield Cadman Text by 
Nelle Richmond Eberhart
Nelle Richmond Eberhart From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water Song Collection
"The White Dawn is Stealing" is the second song of Cadman's song cycle From the Land of Sky-Blue Water (Four American Indian Songs), Op. 45. 45tThe cycle sets traditional melodies of the Omaha tribe and text by poet Nelle Richmond Eberhart.
Text
The White Dawn is Stealing
by Nelle Richmond Eberhart
The white dawn is stealing above the dark cedar trees,
The young corn is waving its blades in the morning breeze;
The birds chant so lonely, the leaves softly moan above,
The heart of me sighs, the heart of me sighs for love.
My signal I flash where the spring’s silver waters lie,
My love-call I send on the winds that are floating by.
Then come, oh, thy coming shall be as the dawn to me,
The heart of me sighs, the heart of me sighs for thee.
Sheet Music
‘Four American Indian Songs,’ Op. 45 (High Voice)
Charles Wakefield Cadman
1. From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water
2. The White Dawn is Stealing
3. Far Off I Hear a Lover's Flute
4. The Moon Drops Low
2. The White Dawn is Stealing
3. Far Off I Hear a Lover's Flute
4. The Moon Drops Low
High
‘Four American Indian Songs,’ Op. 45 (Low Voice)
Charles Wakefield Cadman
1. From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water
2. The White Dawn is Stealing
3. Far Off I Hear a Lover's Flute
4. The Moon Drops Low
2. The White Dawn is Stealing
3. Far Off I Hear a Lover's Flute
4. The Moon Drops Low
Low