Text:If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
Author:Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886
Tune:SMIT
Composer:Leo Smit, 1921-

292. If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking

If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain.
If I can ease one life the aching
or cool one pain,
or help one fainting robin
unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.

Text Information
First Line: If I can stop one heart from breaking
Title: If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
Author: Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Humanist Teachings: The Life of Integrity; Goodness; Healing and Comfort (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: SMIT
Composer: Leo Smit, 1921-
Meter: Irregular
Key: b minor or modal
Copyright: © 1990 Leo Smit



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