by Owen Dobson (1914 - 1983)
Cold and icy in my bed: laid on the...
Language: English
Cold and icy in my bed: laid on the ground of Jerusalem: ev'ry flower is withered, the birds have left their song, the sun wears a twisted eye. I'm alone with your dream of redemption, my Lord. Save Him, save our son. I'm his mother: save Him: Let me rock Him again in my trembling arms. Save Him, I'll receive the silver from Judas. Help Him. Your word is all my world. I'll receive the money from Judas' hand and spend it on nothing. Save Him, Jehovah, help Him, my God, Bless Him, my Lord, redeem Him, my husband. Oh, save Him, save our boy.
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Text Authorship:
- by Owen Dobson (1914 - 1983), appears in Beyond the Blues -- New Poems by American Negroes, first published 1962 [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 Robert James Berkeley Fleming (1921 - 1976), "Cold and icy in my bed: laid on the ground of Jerusalem", 1966, published 1968, from The Confession Stone (The Songs of Mary), no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-07-26
Line count: 14
Word count: 105