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The second follows with examples drawn from the Old Testament: biblical figures join the celebration alongside other creatures, in a movement of joy and universality. The third part takes the form of a calm, almost suspended alleluia, both inward and ecstatic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParts four and five offer a striking contrast: Smart takes his beloved cat as a model of the nature willed by God, simple and just, then applies a similar reasoning to the mouse. This way of making the spiritual and the everyday dialogue gives the work its unique color, both humble, poetic, and deeply expressive. The sixth part lingers on flowers, described as \"the poetry of Christ,\" bringing a contemplative and luminous dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the seventh part, the text becomes more personal: Smart speaks of his sufferings and difficulties, seen as opportunities to praise God, with the promise of resolution through Christ. The eighth part, built from four letters of the alphabet, prepares the full choir's rise in the ninth, which explicitly celebrates praise through music and instruments. 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