I Saw a Mass

"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.

Date: 1997Composer: Ned RoremText: John WoolmanSong Collection: Evidence of Things Not Seen

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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.

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Evidence of Things Not Seen

Composer(s): Ned Rorem

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