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I Am That Great and Fiery Force
Hymn composed by
Josquin DesprezContextual information
This hymn appears as #27 in Singing the Living Tradition.
This hymn appears as #27 in Singing the Living Tradition.
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AVE VERA VIRGINITAS
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10.9.10.9
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Josquin DesprezHymn Arranger
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I am that great and fiery force
sparkling in everything that lives;
in shining of the river’s course,
in greening grass that glory gives.
I shine in glitter on the seas,
in burning sun, in moon and stars.
In unseen wind, in verdant trees
I breathe within, both near and far.
And where I breathe there is no death,
and meadows glow with beauties rife.
I am in all, the spirit’s breath,
the thundered word, for I am Life.