He came and took me by the hand Up to a red rose tree, He kept His meaning to Himself But gave a rose to me. I did not pray Him to lay bare The mystery to me, Enough the rose was Heaven to smell, And His own face to see.
Two Songs , opus 4
by Edmund Duncan Rubbra (1901 - 1986)
1. The Mystery  [sung text not yet checked]
Authorship:
- by Ralph Hodgson (1871 - 1962), "The Mystery"
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- a text in Irish (Gaelic) possibly by St. Ita (flourished 8th century)
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