by Owen Dobson (1914 - 1983)
Language: English
Jesus, did you know that Lazarus is back? Jesus, are you listening? Laz'rus has come back, His grave is still open and Martha tells she heard three angels singing with three birds: their feathers brushed together. Jesus, are you hearing? Laz'rus has returned to Bethany. Jesus, won't you answer? Laz'rus has come back and he's calling for you. He says that death was gentle and woke him up early. Jesus, are you praying? Lazrus has returned.
Composition:
- Set to music by Robert James Berkeley Fleming (1921 - 1976), no title, 1966, published 1968, from The Confession Stone (The Songs of Mary), no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Owen Dobson (1914 - 1983), appears in Beyond the Blues -- New Poems by American Negroes, first published 1962
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Word count: 76