1997

I Saw a Mass

Composed by Ned Rorem
Text by John Woolman

Evidence of Things Not Seen Song Collection

"I Saw a Mass" is the 15th song in Rorem's massive song cycle Evidence of Things Not Seen, which sets 36 poems by a total of 24 authors.

Text

I saw a mass…
by John Woolman

…I saw a mass of matter of a dull gloomy color … and was informed that this mass was human beings in as great misery as they could be, and live, and that I was mixed in with them, and henceforth I might not consider myself as a distinct or separate being.

Sheet Music

Evidence of Things Not Seen

Ned Rorem
Buy via Boosey & Hawkes