by Joseph Campbell (1881 - 1944)
I follow a star
Language: English
I follow a star Burning deep in the blue, A sign on the hills Lit for me and for you ! Moon-red is the star, Halo-ringed like a rood, Christ's heart in its heart set, Streaming with blood. Follow the gilly Beyond to the west : He leads where the Christ lies On Mary's white breast. King, priest and prophet A child, and no more Adonai the Maker! Come, let us adore.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Campbell (1881 - 1944), "I follow a star", appears in The Gilly of Christ, first published 1907 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "I follow a star", op. 49 no. 1 (1922) [ voice and piano ], from Thirteen Songs: The Gilly of Christ, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 70