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by James Stephens (1882 - 1950)

The voice of God
Language: English 
I bent again unto the ground, 
And I heard the quiet sound 
Which the grasses make when they 
Come up laughing from the clay. 

"We are the voice of God," they said 
Thereupon I bent my head 
Down again that I might see 
If they truly spoke to me. 

But around me everywhere 
Grass and tree and mountain were 
Thundering in mighty glee, 
"We are the voice of Deity." 

And I leapt from where I lay
I danced upon the laughing clay, 
And, to the rock that sang beside, 
"We are the voice of God," I cried. 

Text Authorship:

  • by James Stephens (1882 - 1950), "The voice of God", appears in Songs from the Clay, first published 1915 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Walter Byron Mourant (1910 - 1995), "The voice of God" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 97

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