Question

Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow.

All Voices: Lord of the Universe, Lord of our being, Father eternal, ineffable Om! Thou art the Seed and the Scythe of our harvests, Thou art our Hands and our Heart and our Home.

(i) In the phrase ‘Lord of our being,’ what does the word ‘being’ most likely refer to?

1. Our physical body
2. Our entire existence
3. Our spiritual practices
4. Our earthly possessions

(ii) Identify whether the following statement is true or false.

The imagery of ‘the Seed and the Scythe’ symbolises the divine’s role as both the beginning (creation) and the end (harvest) of the agricultural cycle.

(iii) Identify the phrases from the extract that mean the following:

1. The divine as a timeless, everlasting presence
2. Beyond human comprehension or description

(iv) How do we know that these lines from the extract are spoken as a chorus?

Answer 1

(i) Our entire existence

(ii) This statement is true.

(iii) 

1. Father eternal
2. ineffable Om

(iv) We know these lines are spoken as a chorus because the stanza is introduced with “All Voices”, showing that all the speakers sing or recite the lines together.