Lyrics to Let all my Life Be Music?

Answer 1

This is what I came up with trying to take it off a recording. I am not sure I have all the words correct. Would appreciate someone confirming them.

Let all my life be music

Oh let the heart of me be as a harp

Where joy and pain are blended harmony, a blended harmony

Strike; strike the harp that heals my soul

No pain or joy it bring

My only sorrow will be done, my only joy to sing

And when the great musician plays

He knows no joy or pain

Then let my heart respond and sing

Then let my heart respond and sing

Oh in the final strain, oh in the final strain

A wonder song, a living song, a ravenous song will end

And on a failing major chord

There left my pain

About 20 words were misunderstood. The correct version is below with changes underlined & in bold print.

Let all my life be music

Ah, let the heart of me

Be as a harp where joy and pain

Are blended harmony.

Strike, Strike! The harp that is my soul!

Though pain or joy it bring

My only sorrow to be dumb,

My only joy to sing!

And when he Great Musician plays

In notes of joy or pain

Then let my heart respond and sing

Though in a minor strain.

A wondrous song! A living song!

A rapturous song! , oh send!

And on a thrilling major chord

There let life end.