Part of the beauty of the piece comes from the looping that creates ambiguity. Having listened to the 1975 piece - it is almost like a mid-eastern chant....a call to prayer from a minaret. It is mesmerizing but allows "food for thought." The word emphasis and pause/breaks are the keys to this piece.
Meanings weave into and out of the mind.
Jesus' blood never failed me YET - (Jesus has ALWAYS been there for me)
>b>YET, Jesus' blood never failed me - (Considering everything - Jesus blood still works)
Jesus' blood? NEVER! Fail me! - (Rebellious cry from a Jew in Catholic school.)
Yet, He loves me so (No matter what ... HE loves me)
YET, There is one thing ... (One second thought - there is ONE thing that.....
ETC - ETC - ETC - (More than 20 permutations - float through the mind as a religious expression)
You could note the time marks in the original 1975 and the various meanings.
It would be a good challenge for you KL - perhaps, transforming.
It is quite a Stockhausen type experience.
Available through file sharing.
SIN-cerely,
Gargoyle