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Text: | A Song of Pilgrimage (Priusquam errarem): Canticle B (metrical paraphrase) |
Author: | Patricia B. Clark (b. 1938) |
Tune: | DILIGENCE |
Composer: | Thomas Pavlechko (b. 1962) |
1 Even when young, I prayed for wisdom’s grace;
In temple courts I sought her day and night,
And I will seek her to the very end;
she is my heart’s delight.
2 My foot has firmly walked the path of truth;
With diligence, I followed her design.
My ear was open to receive her words;
Now wisdom’s skill is mine.
3 Glory to one who gives me wisdom’s prize;
I vowed to live according to her way.
She gave me courage from the very start;
She will not let me stray.
4 Something within my being has been stirred;
My seeking brought a gift beyond compare:
The gift of language loosed my halting tongue;
God’s praise is now my prayer.
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First Line: | Even when young, I prayed for wisdom's grace |
Title: | A Song of Pilgrimage (Priusquam errarem): Canticle B (metrical paraphrase) |
Author: | Patricia B. Clark (b. 1938) |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1997 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Service Music: Canticles |
Copyright: | © 1995 Patricia B. Clark |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DILIGENCE |
Composer: | Thomas Pavlechko (b. 1962) |
Key: | F Major |
Copyright: | © 1996 Thomas Pavlechko |