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Hymns of the Church, [selected And] Tr. by J. Wallace
Hymns of the Church Tr by J Wallace - selected And Author:John Wallace General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1874 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: Virgins. ST JULIA NA. Jit $esjprirs anir Ccelestis Agni nuptias. jjjHILST Juliana seeks a heavenly Spouse, The Lamb of God her sole desire, She leaves the comforts of her father's house, And leads to God a virgin-choir. Both night and day she groans her Spouse to see Upon the Cross with woe oppressed; Her heart with is His nailed unto the tree, And bears His Image there impressed. Nay, more than this; a sevenfold wound she shows, With weeping eyes, at Mary's knees : The more she weeps, the more her love still grows, Whose ardent flames those tears increase. Her feeble body, at the hour of death, Is nourished in no common mode ; For God Himself sustains her parting breath, Himself supplies the angelic food. Eternal God, Creator ever blest, Thou too, His own co-equal Son, And Spirit, equal to Them both confessed -- Glory to Thee, 0 God ! alone. ST TERESA. | it itsprs anir Regis superni nuntia. The herald of the mighty King, Teresa leaves her father's house ; To barbarous lands she longs to bring The faith, or die for her sweet Spouse. But sweeter death doth thee await, More tender anguish shall be thine ; To die of love is thy sweet fate, With amorous sighs thy heart shall pine. O victim of seraphic fire ! Consume our hearts with love's bright flame ; And deign to save from vengeful ire All those who thy protection claim. Praise to the Father, with the Son ; Praise to the Spirit, Paraclete; Praise Persons Three, in Godhead One, Now and through ages infinite. ffcec est dies qua, candidce. This is the day when, like a dove, A spotless dove in ...« less