Text: | On the Dusty Earth Drum |
Alterer: | Joseph S. Cotter, Jr., 1895-1919 |
Tune: | WEM IN LEIDENSTAGEN |
Composer: | Friedrich Filitz, 1804-1860 |
1 On the dusty earth drum
beats the falling rain;
now a whispered murmur,
now a louder strain.
2 Slender, silvery drumsticks
on an ancient drum
beat the mellow music
bidding life to come.
3 Chords of life awakened,
notes of greening spring,
rise and fall triumphant
over everything.
4 Slender, silvery drumsticks
beat the long tattoo —
God, the Great Musician,
calling life anew.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | On the dusty earth drum |
Title: | On the Dusty Earth Drum |
Alterer: | Joseph S. Cotter, Jr., 1895-1919 |
Meter: | 6.5.6.5. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1993 |
Topic: | Transcending Mystery and Wonder: The World of Nature; The Arts; Earth(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | WEM IN LEIDENSTAGEN |
Composer: | Friedrich Filitz, 1804-1860 |
Meter: | 6.5.6.5. |
Key: | F Major or modal |