At morning tide (Campbell, set by F. Hart) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


At morning tide, 
Upon the hill of Sliabh-na-mBan, 
I saw the dead Christ glorified ! 
His body, like the risen sun, 
Was all too bright to look upon : 
The blue air burned 
About him : in his side 
And hands and feet there shone 
(Thro' stabs and gashes gaping wide) 
The golden glory of his blood : 
The gilly stood 
 
Upon his right hand : at his feet 
The fishers, Peter, James and John, 
Knelt worshipping 
With outstretched arms, and eyes 
To heaven turned : 
And Maria, his mother sweet, 
(The partner of his mysteries) 
And Magdalen and Salome 
Came thro' the doorway of the day 
Behind him, weeping. 
 
Then a cloud came o'er 
My senses, and I saw and heard no more !

Input by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Authorship

Joseph Campbell (1881-1944)

The Gilly of Christ

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949)

Thirteen Songs: The Gilly of Christ

Date added to the website: 2009-02-03.

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