One flake at a time (Robert Stewart Taylor)

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• (Posted 2023-12-13)  CPDL #78162:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-13).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 387 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: One flake at a time
Composer: Robert Stewart Taylor
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1865 Root & Cady
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Original text and translations

English text

One flake at a time, one flake at a time,
The feathery snow comes down;
One flake at a time, one flake at a time,
O’er field and grove and town:
But lo, with nimble and noiseless motion,
Each on its mission flies,
Till plains extend like a foamy ocean,
And hills like billows rise.

One tick at a time, one tick at a time,
The seconds and moments fly;
One tick at a time, one tick at a time,
The years are gliding by:
But lo, each tick in its station humbly,
Helps fill the vast array,
Till nations perish and cities crumble
Beneath their iron array.

One thought at a time, one thought at a time—
A moment, and then ’tis gone;
One thought at a time, one thought at a time,
Our lives keep flowing on:
But lo, an issue of grief or pleasure,
Each thought will yet unfold;
For by their balance our joys will measure,
Thro’ ages yet untold.