The Seven Deadly Sins

Song Cycle by Robert Beaser (b. 1954)

1. Pride
 (Sung text)

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For me Almighty God Himself has died,"
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2. Envy
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When, to a popular tune, God's Mercy and Justice
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3. Wrath
 (Sung text)

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I saw in stalls of pearl the heavenly hosts
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4. Avarice
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The penniless Indian fakirs and their camels
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5. Lust
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The Phoenix knows no lust, and Christ, our mother
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6. Sloth
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The first man leaps the ditch (Who wins this race
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7. Gluttony
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Let the poor look to themselves, for it is said
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