1979


Wrath

Composed by Robert Beaser
Text by Anthony Hecht

Seven Deadly Sins Song Collection


"Wrath" is the third song of Robert Beaser's song cycle Seven Deadly Sins.

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Wrath
by Anthony Hecht

I saw in stalls of pearl the heavenly hosts,
Gentle as down, and without private parts.
“Dies irae,” they sang, and I could smell
The dead-white phosphorous of sacred hearts.

Source: from The Hard Hours by Anthony Hecht, 1967.

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