by Joseph Campbell (1881 - 1944)
At morning tide
Language: English
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 !
Authorship:
- by Joseph Campbell (1881 - 1944), "At morning tide", appears in The Gilly of Christ, first published 1907 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "At morning tide", op. 49 no. 13 (1922) [ voice and piano ], from Thirteen Songs: The Gilly of Christ, no. 13 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-03
Line count: 23
Word count: 125