If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking

If I can stop one heart from breaking

Author: Emily Dickinson
Tune: CHARITY (Lutkin)
Published in 6 hymnals

Representative Text

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.

Source: Singing the Living Tradition #292

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Author: Emily Dickinson

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Text Information

First Line: If I can stop one heart from breaking
Title: If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
Author: Emily Dickinson
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)

American Student Hymnal #d134

American Student Hymnal #d134

Hymns and Responses for the Church Year #d6

Hymns and Responses for the Church Year #d6
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Singing the Living Tradition #292

Singing the Living Tradition #292

The New Hymnal for American Youth #242

The New Hymnal for American Youth #242

The New Hymnal for American Youth #242

The New Hymnal for American Youth #242
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The Treasury of American Sacred Song with Notes Explanatory and Biographical #218

The Treasury of American Sacred Song with Notes Explanatory and Biographical #218
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