From: From the Heart: Three American Women
Volume: Three From Sara
Category: Vocal Music / Art Song
Instrumentation: voice, guitar
Duration: 2.5 minutes
Difficulty: Intermediate
Text / Source: Poem by Sara Teasdale
Publisher: Columbia Music

There Will Come Soft Rains is a song of protest against war, setting Sara Teasdale’s lyrical poem with directness and restraint. Baxter’s simple, folk-like setting allows the poem’s quiet force to emerge clearly, emphasizing its contrast between the natural world and human violence.

As the opening song of Three From Sara, the piece establishes a tone of moral reflection and lyrical clarity. Its modest musical surface gives the text space to speak with tenderness, sorrow, and conviction.

Suitable for intermediate performers, There Will Come Soft Rains calls for clear text delivery, gentle phrasing, and an understated sense of protest. The folk-like character should remain simple and sincere.