I Say, heart, what will the future bring, sings the choir at the opening of These Things Shall Be.' The answer comes
* ... a loftier race
Than e'er the world hath known, shall rise
With flame of freedom in their souls And light of science in their eyes.'
The work, which was commissioned by the BBC, is a setting for baritone, chorus, and orchestra of some lines by John Addington Symonds; it was first performed at the time of the Coronation in May 1937. It is among Ireland's most splendid utterances and seldom fails to make a deep impression whenever it is heard. Harold Rutland