Dives and Lazarus
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"Dives and Lazarus" is a folk tune whose name alludes to the biblical story of Lazarus and Dives. The tune is known by different titles according to region[1]:
- "The Star of the County Down" (Ireland)
- "Gilderoy" (Scotland)
- "The Thresher"
- "Cold blows the wind"
- "The Murder of Maria Martin" (Norfolk)
It is the basis of Ralph Vaughan Williams' composition Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus and was also arranged by him as a hymn tune "Kingsfold", to which two sets of lyrics are commonly sung: "O sing a song of Bethlehem,"[2] and "I heard the voice of Jesus".
[edit] References
- ^ Michael Kennedy, The works of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Oxford University Press (London, 1980), p. 278.
- ^ O Sing a Song of Bethlehem
