Singing the Living Tradition ‎#312

312. Here on the Paths of Every Day

1 Here on the paths of every day —
here on the common human way —
is all the stuff the gods would take
to build a heaven, to mold and make
New Edens. Ours the task sublime
to build eternity in time.

2 We need no other stones to build
the temple of the unfulfilled —
no other ivory for the doors —
no other marble for the floors —
no other cedar for the beam
and dome of our immortal dream.

Text Information

• First Line: Here on the paths of every day
• Title: Here on the Paths of Every Day
• Author: Edwin Markham, 1852-1940 (alt.)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Humanist Teachings: Humanity: Women and Men; The Eternal Now

Tune Information

• Name: FILLMORE
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Key: D Major
• Source: William Walker's Southern Harmony, 1835