possibly by John Henry Newman (1801 - 1890) and possibly by Louis Israel Newman (1893 - 1972)
I sought to hear the voice of God
Language: English
I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: "Go down again - I dwell among the people.
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Text Authorship:
- possibly by John Henry Newman (1801 - 1890), no title [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- possibly by Louis Israel Newman (1893 - 1972), no title [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ronald A. Beckett , "The voice of God", 2019, from Songs of Brotherhood, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-15
Line count: 4
Word count: 24