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lay me on a bed of moss

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a setting of a poem by Carl Buttke


funded through Consortio with support from Kantorei, Adam Reinwald, director and Coro Lux, Bradley Ellingboe, director


Duration: 5 minutes

Instrumentation: solo voice or SATB chorus and 4 soloists

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Program Notes:

Lyrics:
Lay me on a bed of moss
Let my eyes caress the stars
And my limbs the earth below

Lay me down in an open pasture
Let summer's breath wash over my face
And evening's sigh bathe me in chill dew

Lay my body down beneath the old oak tree
Let the sound of songbirds soothe my soul to sleep
And the silent footsteps of twilight slip by

Lay my broken body down beside the still river
Let the incense of ages past wander through my lungs
And the taste of time meander across my dry lips

Lay my joyful broken body down
To rest
And chant rejoice
Let me leave my burdens
And live forevermore in love

6/13/21
Lodi, Wisconsin
Carl Buttke

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