Now, O my God, I know that everything

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by Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Maintenant, ô mon Dieu, je sais que...

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Maintenant, ô mon Dieu, je sais que chaque chose 
porte en soi son Mystère et que Vous le savez. 
Ceci est un caillou, ceci est une rose, 
ceci est une femme et ceci un baiser.

Mon Père approchez-vous. Maître, je Vous appelle. 
Inspirez-moi comme le vent qui fait pleurer, 
qui fait pleurer d'amour autour de la chapelle, 
pleurer comme la pluie le chagrin des lauriers !

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Text Authorship:

by Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938), no title, appears in Clairières dans le ciel, in L'Église habillée de feuilles, no. 11 [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 Robert Bernard (1900 - 1971), "Maintenant, ô mon Dieu", 1929, published 1930 [ medium voice and piano ], from Trois Poèmes de Francis Jammes, no. 3, Paris, Édition Durand & Cie [sung text not yet checked]
by Albert Dupuis (1877 - 1967), "Maintenant, ô mon Dieu", published 1921 [ medium voice and piano ], from Douze mélodies, no. 1, Bruxelles (Brussels), Éd. J.B. Katto, Antoine Ysaye & Co. [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 65

Now, O my God, I know that everything

Language: English after the French (Français)

Now, O my God, I know that everything 
bears its Mystery within itself and that You know it.
This is a pebble, this is a rose,
this is a woman and this is a kiss.

My Father, come near. Master, I call to you.
Inspire me like the wind that makes us weep,
that makes us weep for love around the chapel,
weep like the rain for the grief of the laurels!

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Translations of titles:
"Maintenant, ô mon Dieu" = "Now, O My God"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938), no title, appears in Clairières dans le ciel, in L'Église habillée de feuilles, no. 11
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This text was added to the website: 2025-11-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 72