Entro en la Vida

Poet/Lyricist: 

Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), Teresa of Lisieux (1873-1897)

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Commissioned by the First Unitarian Church of Portland, Oregon for the celebration of Easter.

Level: 

Mod-Advanced
Item Voicing/Instrumentation Duration Price Audio View Score Quantity
JS-042 SATB, brass quintet, piano, timpani 3:50 N/A

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Text

Entro en la Vida

Yo quiero ver a Dios y para verlo es necesario morir. (Teresa of Avila)

Yo no muero, entro en la vida. (Theresa of Lisieux)

Translation: 

I want to see God and to him we must die.
— St. Teresa de Ávila

I am not dying,
I am entering life
— St Thérèse of Lisieux