Singing the Living Tradition ‎#339

339. Knowledge, They Say

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1 Knowledge, they say, drives wonder from the world;
they say it still, though all the dust's ablaze
with marvels at their feet, while Newton's laws
foretell that knowledge one day shall be song.

2 We seem like children wandering by the shore,
gathering pebbles colored by the wave;
while the great sea of truth, from sky to sky
stretches before us, boundless unexplored.

Text Information

• First Line: Knowledge, they say, drives wonder from the world
• Title: Knowledge, They Say
• Author: Arthur Noyes, 1880-1958 (recast)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Humanist Teachings: Insight and Wisdom; Reason and Science; Wisdom and Understanding

Tune Information

• Name: SHELDONIAN
• Composer: Cyril V. Taylor, b. 1907
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: © 1985 Hope Publishing Company