"See the chariot at hand" -- Robert Bridges - AMAZING - have a look.
My guesstimate placed Mr. Bridges in the 18th century because of a "vibe" I was getting from the poem...
It was interesting to discover that RB was a staunch advocate of prosody and even wrote an entire book about Milton's prosody.
John Milton wasn't 18th century either (!) - but hey, average the 2 and I'm right!
About the composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams (btw "Vaughan Williams" is his complete surname).
Ah, that chariot! Seems this is a popular theme...Here are a few examples.
this
and this
and this
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Sing Me to Heaven - the composer speaks. Do read all of this article - it is by turns interesting, enlightening, heartwarming, inspirational, and a little bit heartbreaking as well.
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Ernst Krenek - "Summer Again / The Fairies' Song"
Here's a page with original and ?modern?! texts, in context!
Shakespeare in ?modern?!! text - - who does this? PERISH THE THOUGHT. But anyway, have fun reading this excerpt from "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Curious? Have a look here.
"Summer Again" - text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. I'm kind of happy that Mr. Krenek changed the title!
Some of us know Tennyson for this poem (well, perhaps just Doc and I: we're old!!) Others of you may have encountered this magical verse.
I'm sure that you'll want to know all about this poet, creator of such wonderfully vivid, evocative verse.
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Sure on this shining night - James Agee, text
Here's the text all by itself. I chose this internet reference because of the discussion in the comments, and because a bit of bio about the poet appears in the right-hand sidebar onscreen. One-stop shopping!
Samuel Barber composed a transcendentally beautiful setting of this poem. Have a listen. (Original setting, for tenor and piano) There's also an SATB version.
Here is another wonderful setting, by Jay Giallombardo, for TTBB. OVERTONES beautiful.
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