by Irene Rutherford McLeod (1891 - ?)
Mary's Baby
Language: English
Christ was born in Mary's pain; Mary anguished, Christ was slain, Truth ascended from a tomb. They murdered Jesus on the Cross, Mary's flesh that Mary bore; Hers the bleeding side they tore, Hers the death, and hers the loss. God is not by flesh confined, God was never crucified, Only Mary's Baby died For the hope of humankind.
Authorship:
- by Irene Rutherford McLeod (1891 - ?) [author's text not yet checked 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 Sidney Homer (1864 - 1953), "Mary's Baby", op. 34 (Four Modern Poems) no. 3, copyright © 1917 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-19
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