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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Arranger
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stroud Productions, Inc.
Stroud Productions, Inc.
Producer

Lyrics

Because I have loved so deeply
Because I have loved so long
God in His great compassion
Gave me the gift of song
Because I have loved so vainly
Sung with such faltering breath
Oh-oh-oh-oh the Master in
His infinite mercy
Offers the boon of death
Written by: Nina Simone, Paul Laurence Dunbar

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