And Jesus took his own hand and wiped away her tears, And he smoothed the furrows from her face, And the angels sang a little song, And Jesus rocked her in his arms, And kept a-saying: Take your rest, Take your rest.
James Weldon Johnson
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Go Down, Death (A Funeral Sermon), God’s Trombones (1927); Full poem read in Academy of American Poets edition. Complete six-line sentence from poetic funeral sermon for Sister Caroline; Christian imagery and referents retained. Poetic narrator, not a factual recorded event. Original1927text is publ
- Go Down, Death (A Funeral Sermon), God’s Trombones (1927)
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