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And Herod Rages On - SINGLE

by Elise Massa

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for the Feast of the Holy Innocents
lyrics by Kate Bluett, music by Elise Massa

Artwork: Scène du massacre des Innocents by Léon Cogniet (1824)

More work by Kate Bluett (katebluett.home.blog)

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The streets ran red in Bethlehem;
our little boys were gone
when soldiers came on Herod's whim,
but Herod rages on.
No newborn king his light should dim;
he'd be the only dawn,
sent men to tear them limb from limb—
and Herod rages on.

Two thousand years, all filled with births
and stained as red as dawn
by blood that soaks the thirsty earth,
still Herod rages on.
And what is all this bloodshed worth,
our sons and daughters gone,
but barren fields and empty hearths,
while Herod rages on?

Dear infant Christ in Joseph's arms,
escaped before the dawn,
O come and heal how we’ve been harmed
for Herod rages on.
The sirens shriek, deep fear alarms,
when will you make them gone?
Or must we wait 'til hate’s disarmed?
For Herod rages on.

The stones that wept in Abel's gore
cry out with every dawn
'til swords are laid down evermore,
while Herod rages on.
Someday he'll fall to rise no more;
someday he will be gone.
Our hearts 'til then are bleeding sore,
and Herod rages on.

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released December 29, 2020
Elise Massa: vocals and acoustic guitar

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Elise Massa Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Elise Massa is a singer-songwriter and director of music & worship arts in Pittsburgh, PA.

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