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'''The Potato Bug Hymn''' is a one-stanza text, inspired in equal parts by an arthropod and by Psalm 42. It was written by [[Leland Bryant Ross]] in October, 2000. The text was written for the tune O Tannenbaum, | '''The Potato Bug Hymn''' is a one-stanza text, inspired in equal parts by an arthropod and by Psalm 42. It was written by [[Leland Bryant Ross]] in October, 2000. The text was written for the tune [[O Tannenbaum (Tune)|O Tannenbaum]], | ||
== | ==Lyrics== | ||
Potato bug, potato bug, | Potato bug, potato bug,<br /> | ||
you seek the dark where God is found, | you seek the dark where God is found,<br /> | ||
Potato bug, potato bug, | Potato bug, potato bug,<br /> | ||
the dark where God's love's all around. | the dark where God's love's all around.<br /> | ||
Like you, I yearn to shade my eyes, | Like you, I yearn to shade my eyes,<br /> | ||
to gaze in awe on darkened skies: | to gaze in awe on darkened skies:<br /> | ||
I long to crawl beneath a Rock — | I long to crawl beneath a Rock —<br /> | ||
the Rock of my salvation! | the Rock of my salvation! | ||
==Meter== | |||
The hymn is written in the form [[:category:8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7|8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7]]. (The tune is often construed otherwise, especially as [[:category:8 7 8 7 8 8 8 7|8 7 8 7 8 8 8 7]].) | |||
==Copyright== | ==Copyright== | ||
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The circumstances of the song's origin are explained at [http://www.geocities.com/cigneto/thctxt/en/potatobug1.html the "hymn"'s page in TTT-Himnaro Cigneta]. One influence not mentioned there is [[Brian Wren]]'s hymnody, including the text beginning "Joyful is the dark, holy, hidden God, / rolling cloud of night beyond all naming. . . " | The circumstances of the song's origin are explained at [http://www.geocities.com/cigneto/thctxt/en/potatobug1.html the "hymn"'s page in TTT-Himnaro Cigneta]. One influence not mentioned there is [[Brian Wren]]'s hymnody, including the text beginning "Joyful is the dark, holy, hidden God, / rolling cloud of night beyond all naming. . . " | ||
[[category:Hymns]] | |||
[[category:Hymns by Leland Bryant Ross]] | [[category:Hymns by Leland Bryant Ross]] | ||
[[category:Entomological hymnody]] | [[category:Entomological hymnody]] | ||
[[category:O Tannenbaum]] | [[category:O Tannenbaum]] | ||
[[category:8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7]] | |||
[[category:Public Domain]] | |||
[[category:Public Domain Lyrics]] | |||
[[category:Lyrics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 05:51, 9 July 2010
The Potato Bug Hymn is a one-stanza text, inspired in equal parts by an arthropod and by Psalm 42. It was written by Leland Bryant Ross in October, 2000. The text was written for the tune O Tannenbaum,
Lyrics
Potato bug, potato bug,
you seek the dark where God is found,
Potato bug, potato bug,
the dark where God's love's all around.
Like you, I yearn to shade my eyes,
to gaze in awe on darkened skies:
I long to crawl beneath a Rock —
the Rock of my salvation!
Meter
The hymn is written in the form 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7. (The tune is often construed otherwise, especially as 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 7.)
Copyright
The author has placed the text in the public domain.
Origin
The circumstances of the song's origin are explained at the "hymn"'s page in TTT-Himnaro Cigneta. One influence not mentioned there is Brian Wren's hymnody, including the text beginning "Joyful is the dark, holy, hidden God, / rolling cloud of night beyond all naming. . . "
