THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT
Saddle thine ass and ride thee fast.
Be far ere break of day.
Be far ere break of day.
Herod now seeks the Child to kill.
Up and away with a good will.
Soon will the winds of dawn blow chill,
The day of blood be red.
Up and away with a good will.
Soon will the winds of dawn blow chill,
The day of blood be red.
Save thou the Child! Here will be moan,
Weeping and lamentation lone,
The voice of Rachel for her son
Mourning uncomforted.
[Joseph waketh and peereth in the moonlight. He
then ariseth hastily and wakeneth Mary.
Weeping and lamentation lone,
The voice of Rachel for her son
Mourning uncomforted.
[Joseph waketh and peereth in the moonlight. He
then ariseth hastily and wakeneth Mary.
Joseph.
Dearest, rise up and take the Child.
We must away ere yon star mild
Wanes in the day. While yet He smiled
In sleep, a vision rose,
Dearest, rise up and take the Child.
We must away ere yon star mild
Wanes in the day. While yet He smiled
In sleep, a vision rose,
And warned of danger dark and death.
Wrap thee right warm. The morning breath
Is cold, and cold the night bloweth
The way our journey goes.
Wrap thee right warm. The morning breath
Is cold, and cold the night bloweth
The way our journey goes.
Mary.
Alas, and is it so soon they seek
To slay my Babe new-born and weak?
This little one so soft and meek,
No wild beast would Him harm.
To slay my Babe new-born and weak?
This little one so soft and meek,
No wild beast would Him harm.
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