Tenho
Victorino Silva
I Have
I have a singing soul
I have the voice of a nightingale
I have the wings of the birds
I have the shine of the Sun
I have the stars in my hands
I have the sky in my gaze
I’ve counted the grains
Of the beautiful beaches by the sea
I have the tone of the paintings
Every infinite hue
That gives color to the drawings
In every happy landscape
I have the score
I have the musical gifts
I have the song of the heights
And the instruments of peace!
I’m the most beautiful word
In the languages of men
And those who seek life
Only find it in my name
I’m the verb at the beginning
That said: Let there be light!
And there was light!
I created you, I know you
I am your Lord, I am Jesus!
I’m the strongest control
Of the unknown forces
That nullify the empire of death
I have the secret of life
I have the science of numbers
Of endless architecture
And all the beauty that exists
Has its beginning in me
The forces of nature
I have them all in my hands
I’m refuge and fortress
In days of distress
Look at the birds in the sky
I take care of them beyond
I care for the lilies of the fields
And I care for you too.