Joseph Huber — Death, Cruel Shadow, Be My Shade lyrics

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Oh death, cruel shadow, won’t you be my shade
Hide the rolling hills in your deep black
Ten thousand nights burning hotter than the day
Oh death, cruel shadow, won’t you be my shade
So tall, never standing
Heating,, never expanding
Ever weighing down my still-beating breast
When I’ve long forgotten how
To see the sun through the clouds
Paint not life upon on me, force my hands 'cross my chest
And may the breeze me forgive
Let it not be a sin
If it knocks on my lungs and I won’t let her in
I wandered down to the willow
To find a stone for a pillow
And wait for the dirt to come tuck me in
Oh death, cruel shadow, won’t you be my shade
Hide the rolling hills in your deep black
And when my limbs do wither, slow the sap in my veins
Oh death, cruel shadow, won’t you be my shade
Oh, you’d be the mother
Of one stone on another
Won’t you please assume I’m
And as my burning flesh bakes
May it sweet incense make
In heaven, for here there is only pain
Oh death, cruel shadow, won’t you be my shade
Hide the rolling hills in your deep black
Ten thousand nights burning hotter than the day
Oh death, cruel shadow, won’t you be my shade