From the recordings Sacred Choral Music and Down to the River to Pray
Text by Sr. Genevieve Glen, OSB
https://www.ocp.org/en-us/songs/87857
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Lyrics
In rock where time had carved a cave,
The Savior slept when he was born—
And underfoot lay stone and dust,
And overhead a tree of thorn.
At Gabbatha, where Pilate sat,
The Savior met with fear and scorn—
And underfoot lay stone and dust,
And overhead a bleeding thorn.
In rock where time had carved a cave,
The Savior slept, his body torn—
And underfoot lay stone and dust,
And overhead a broken thorn.
From rock where time had carved a cave,
The Savior rose on Easter morn—
And underfoot, a field of wheat,
And overhead, a flowering thorn!