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Hear the Voice

by William Blake & John Vanek

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This track is a collaboration. William Blake wrote the words. John Vanek wrote the music. I have taken Blake's poem from The Introduction to the Songs of Innocence and Experience and set it to music.

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Hear the voice of the Bard !
Who present, past, and future sees;
Whose ears have heard
The Holy Word,
That walked among the ancient trees,

Calling the lapsed soul,
And weeping in the evening dew;
That might control
The starry pole,
And fallen, fallen, light renew!

'O Earth, O Earth, return!
Arise from out the dewy grass;
Night is worn,
And the morn
Rises from the slumberous mass.

'Turn away no more;
Why wilt thou turn away?
The starry floor,
The watery shore,
Is given thee till the break of day.'

William Blake

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released October 29, 2018
Text by William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827)
Guitar & Vocals & Harmonica John Vanek

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John Vanek London, UK

John Vanek is a singer-songwriter, slide guitarist and keyboard player. He is also a London underground busker.

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