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Author: Anthony Evan Hecht (1923-2004)

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The Hard Hours

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A smoky mist shawls the white beach *
N. Rorem: Chromatic Fantasy

Avarice (The penniless Indian fakirs and their camels) (from The Hard Hours) - R. Beaser *
Chromatic Fantasy (A smoky mist shawls the white beach) - N. Rorem *
Envy (When, to a popular tune, God's Mercy and Justice) (from The Hard Hours) - R. Beaser *
For me Almighty God Himself has died (from The Hard Hours) *
R. Beaser: Pride

Gluttony (Let the poor look to themselves, for it is said) (from The Hard Hours) - R. Beaser *
I saw in stalls of pearl the heavenly hosts (from The Hard Hours) *
R. Beaser: Wrath

Let the poor look to themselves, for it is said (from The Hard Hours) *
R. Beaser: Gluttony

Lust (The Phoenix knows no lust, and Christ, our mother) (from The Hard Hours) - R. Beaser *
Pride (For me Almighty God Himself has died) (from The Hard Hours) - R. Beaser *
Sloth (The first man leaps the ditch (Who wins this race) (from The Hard Hours) - R. Beaser *
The first man leaps the ditch (Who wins this race (from The Hard Hours) *
R. Beaser: Sloth

The penniless Indian fakirs and their camels (from The Hard Hours) *
R. Beaser: Avarice

The Phoenix knows no lust, and Christ, our mother (from The Hard Hours) *
R. Beaser: Lust

When, to a popular tune, God's Mercy and Justice (from The Hard Hours) *
R. Beaser: Envy

Wrath (I saw in stalls of pearl the heavenly hosts) (from The Hard Hours) - R. Beaser *