Author: Catholic Church Publisher: Theclassics.Us ISBN: 9781230340326 Category : Languages : en Pages : 24
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ...seal'd. O Thou, by whose good Spirit taught, The words of life they bear, Plant Thou their records in our thought, And ever root them there. So be, Thrice Holy God, to Thee, Whose voice from shades of night Call'd us Thy glory's beams to see, High praise and sovereign might! LXI pjgmn on tlje folg JHartgrs (i.) Sanctorum nuritis inclyta gaudia The triumphs of the martyr'd saints The joyous lay demand, The heart delights in song to dwell On that victorious band: Those whom the senseless world abhorr'd, Who cast the world aside, Deem'd fruitless, worthless, for the sake Of Christ, their Lord and Guide. For Thee they braved the tyrant's rage, The scourge's cruel smart; The wild-beast's claw their bodies tore, But vanquished not the heart: Like lambs before the sword they fell, Nor cry nor plaint exprest; For patience kept the conscious mind, And arm'd the fearless breast. What tongue can tell Thy crown prepared To wreathe the martyr's head i What voice Thy robe of white to clothe His limbs with torture red? Vouchsafe us, Lord, if such Thy will, Clear skies and seasons calm: If not, the martyr's cross to bear, And win the martyr's palm. Lxii on tfje folg JHartgrs (2.) Invicte Martyr unicum Great God, whose strength Thy martyrs steel'd To follow Thy unrivall'd Son, By whom they braved the battle-field, By whom the palm of conquest won: Thy strength, by sin assail'd, we pray, To shield us in our mortal strife, To drive the taint of guilt away, To guard us from the ills of life. The chains by Thee were loosed, that held Thy martyr'd Saints in thrall below: O be it ours, by Thee upheld, Away the world's vile bonds to throw! O be it ours like them to win The vesture white, the branching palm; And, free from sorrow as from sin, To chant to Thee the...
Author: Richard Mant Publisher: ISBN: 9781332587100 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 320
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Excerpt from Ancient Hymns From the Roman Breviary: To Which Are Added Original Hymns XLVI. Hymn for Easter A a' regia: Agni dates. Xum. Hymn for Easter R ex sempiterne calitnm. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Richard Mant Publisher: Kessinger Publishing ISBN: 9781104614393 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 182
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