For me Almighty God Himself has died," [ ... ]
The Seven Deadly Sins
Song Cycle by Robert Beaser (b. 1954)
1. Pride  [sung text checked 1 time]
Authorship:
- by Anthony Evan Hecht (1923 - 2004), appears in The Hard Hours, copyright © 1967
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.2. Envy  [sung text checked 1 time]
When, to a popular tune, God's Mercy and Justice [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Anthony Evan Hecht (1923 - 2004), appears in The Hard Hours, copyright © 1967
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.3. Wrath  [sung text checked 1 time]
I saw in stalls of pearl the heavenly hosts [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Anthony Evan Hecht (1923 - 2004), appears in The Hard Hours, copyright © 1967
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The penniless Indian fakirs and their camels [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Anthony Evan Hecht (1923 - 2004), appears in The Hard Hours, copyright © 1967
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.5. Lust  [sung text checked 1 time]
The Phoenix knows no lust, and Christ, our mother [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Anthony Evan Hecht (1923 - 2004), appears in The Hard Hours, copyright © 1967
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The first man leaps the ditch (Who wins this race [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Anthony Evan Hecht (1923 - 2004), appears in The Hard Hours, copyright © 1967
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.7. Gluttony  [sung text checked 1 time]
Let the poor look to themselves, for it is said [ ... ]
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- by Anthony Evan Hecht (1923 - 2004), appears in The Hard Hours, copyright © 1967
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