O snow, which sinks so light,
Brown earth is hid from sight
O soul, be thou as white as snow.
Dear earth quite warm below;
O heart, so keep thy glow
Beneath the snow.
O snow, in thy soft grave
Sad flow'rs the winter brave;
O heart, so sooth and save, as does the snow.
The snow must melt, must go,
Fast, fast as water flow.
Not thus, my soul, O sow
Thy gifts to fade like snow.
O snow, thou’rt white no more,
Thy sparkling too, is o’er;
O soul, be as before,
Was bright the snow.
Then as the snow all pure,
O heart be, but endure;
Through all the years full sure, Not as the snow. — Caroline Alice Edgar
Here is a setting of The Snow written by Caroline’s husband, Edward Elgar. Some of the lyrics are slightly adjusted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leNmRpNjOko
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