In singleness of heart,
God breathed his breath into us.
Like a mirror He molded us skin for skin,
Pulchritudinous and wellpleasing.
We were his sweetest and loveliest work
Above and below rolled together.
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A brief history of our (be)coming
In singleness of heart,
God breathed his breath into us.
Like a mirror He molded us skin for skin,
Pulchritudinous and wellpleasing.
We were his sweetest and loveliest work
Above and below rolled together.
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