Pass Under the Rod

DESCRIPTION: The singer variously sees "a young bride in her beauty and pride," a "young mother in tenderness band," and parents falling victim to "idolatrous love," but a Healer came to rescue them, saying "I love thee, I love thee, pass under the rod."
AUTHOR: Mrs. M. S. B. Dana (?)
EARLIEST DATE: 1905 (Heart Throbs)
KEYWORDS: religious
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Randolph 650, "Pass Under the Rod" (2 texts)
Roud #7571
NOTES [51 words]: As best I can tell, the phrase "pass under the rod" is an allusion to the King James Version text of Ezekiel 20:37, which refers to bringing transgressors back into the covenant. Leviticus 27:32 uses the same phrase (referring to the holy tithes of animals), but this strikes me as even more of a stretch. - RBW
File: R650

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