Singing the Living Tradition ‎#88

88. Calm Soul of All Things

1 Calm soul of all things, make it mine
to feel, amid the city’s jar,
that there abides a peace of thine
I did not make, and cannot mar.

2 The will to neither strive nor cry,
the power to feel with others, give.
Calm, calm me more; nor let me die
before I have begun to live.

Text Information

• First Line: Calm soul of all things, make it mine
• Title: Calm Soul of All Things
• Author: Matthew Arnold, 1822-1888
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Transcending Mystery and Wonder: Meditation and Mystical Songs; The City; Serenity

Tune Information

• Name: TALLIS' CANON
• Composer: Thomas Tallis, c. 1505-1585
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major or modal