Sufjan Stevens

Variation on Commemorative Transfiguration and Communion at Magruder Park (John Fahey cover)

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Variation on Commemorative Transfiguration and Communion at Magruder Park (John Fahey cover) Lyrics

Let all things their creator bless
And worship him in humbleness
Oh, praise him
Alleluia
Praise, praise the father, praise the son
And praise the Spirit, three in one
Oh, praise him
Oh, praise him
Alleluia
Alleluia
Alleluia

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tricolour On Jun 07, 2006

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by TriColour

20y ago

even though this seems to be one of sufjan's more blatantly religious songs, i still love it. the instrumentals at the beginning are awesome and I even like the sort of odd way he pronounces Alleluia

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by Miss Misery

20y ago

The reason it seems so religious it because it's an old hymn called "all creatures of our god and king." (my favorite!) He only included the last verse but you should look up the rest of the lyrics because they are beautiful. "ye light of evening find a voice" oh it kills me. And I think the first word is "let," although he does pronounce it weird now that I listen again.

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by andriaseattle

20y ago

It's "Canticle of the Sun". Old hymn. Personally my favorite Sufjan.

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by Beicher

11y ago

urgh. this is so beautiful. All Creatures of Our God and King is obviously the tune here but he makes this really dissonant harmony at the end of the stanza, ooo it really kills ya.

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