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]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 98