What Eye Beholds the Spring?
John F. Wilson
- Key:
- G Major
- Vocal Range:
- High
- Pitch Range:
- G4 - E5
- Key:
- Eb Major
- Vocal Range:
- Low
- Pitch Range:
- Eb4 - C5
- Composer:
- John F. Wilson
- Lyricist:
- Joyce Grenfell
- Publisher:
- JFW
- Instrumentation:
- Keyboard/Vocal
- Key:
- Eb Major ,
- F Major ,
- G Major
- Vocal Range:
- High ,
- Low ,
- Medium
- Vocal Pitch Range:
- Eb4 - C5 ,
- F4 - D5 ,
- G4 ? E5
- MP3 Duration:
- 02:17
A song with words by an actress who was also a Christian Scientist. Music by the Australian composer who was master of the Queen’s Music. A gently flowing tune to express the spiritual nature of vision.
Lyrics
What Eye Beholds the Spring?
Lyrics by Joyce Grenfell
What eye beholds the spring?
No retina or lens
With signals to the brain
Could compass such a thing.
If on this earth we see
The green immensity
And hear the music’s ring,
Where can the real spring be?
From time to time the mind
Sees more than mortal’s range.
The universe made plain,
A seeing for the blind.
It is the eye of Mind
That sees and hears and knows.
The law that holds intact
The man, the star, the rose.