GOUNOD'S "FAUST"
A magic greater than thou ownest none
Can boast when amorous passion is the theme,
And here thy genius reaches its supreme
Expression, scarce by Mozart's self outdone.
A tribute grand to Love's omnipotence,
Thy music floats so buoyantly along
It seems th' embodied heart and soul of song,
Pulsing with passion's fervid eloquence.
Unfailing and unfaltering, thy store
Of melody wells forth as from a spring
Exhaustless, whose bright waters soar and sing,
And all around their sparkling jewels pour.
Gounod! immortal needs must be thy strains
While Love in men's and maidens' hearts remains.
Can boast when amorous passion is the theme,
And here thy genius reaches its supreme
Expression, scarce by Mozart's self outdone.
A tribute grand to Love's omnipotence,
Thy music floats so buoyantly along
It seems th' embodied heart and soul of song,
Pulsing with passion's fervid eloquence.
Unfailing and unfaltering, thy store
Of melody wells forth as from a spring
Exhaustless, whose bright waters soar and sing,
And all around their sparkling jewels pour.
Gounod! immortal needs must be thy strains
While Love in men's and maidens' hearts remains.