He told Specht that having chanced on the Veni creator hymn, he had a sudden vision of the complete work: "I saw the whole piece immediately before my eyes, and only needed to write it down as though it were being dictated to me."
Contoulle a Specht que téndose encontrado por casualidade co himno Veni Creator, tivo unha visión repentina da obra ao completo: "Vin a peza enteira inmediatamente ante os meus ollos e só tiven que escribila como se me fose ditada".