by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
The Savior must have been
Language: English
The Savior must have been A docile Gentleman -- To come so far so cold a Day For little Fellowmen -- The Road to Bethlehem Since He and I were Boys Was leveled, but for that 'twould be A rugged Billion Miles --
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title [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 Ronald A. Beckett , "The Savior must have been", 2009 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jake Heggie (b. 1961), "The Road to Bethlehem", 1996, first performed 1996 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], from On the Road to Christmas, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 41