1979
Envy
Composed by 
Robert Beaser
Robert Beaser Text by 
Anthony Hecht
Anthony Hecht Seven Deadly Sins Song Collection
"Envy" is the second song of Robert Beaser's song cycle Seven Deadly Sins.
Text
Envy
by Anthony Hecht
When, to a popular tune, God’s Mercy and Justice
Coagulate here again,
Establishing in tissue the True Republic
Of good looks to all men
And victuals and wit and the holy sloth of the lily,
Thou shalt not toil nor spin.
Source: from The Hard Hours by Anthony Hecht, 1967.
Sheet Music
Seven Deadly Sins
Robert Beaser
1. Pride
2. Envy
3. Wrath
4. Sloth
5. Avarice
6. Gluttony
7. Lust
2. Envy
3. Wrath
4. Sloth
5. Avarice
6. Gluttony
7. Lust