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Hail Dominic, God'S Champion
Hail Dominic, God'S Champion
WITHIN, A LILY, STAINLESS, CLEAN; ALL PRAISE AND POW’R AND GLORY BE
WITHOUT, A TORCH ALL FI’RY, KEEN TO GOD THE HOLY TRINITY;
BEREFT AND BRAVE, HE WENT TO FIGHT; MAY HOLY DOMINIC INTERCEDE,
IN CHRIST, HE PUT THE FOE TO FLIGHT. MAY GOD FULFIL OUR EV’RY NEED.
AS CLARE IN TRIUMPH LEAVES BEHIND, O STAR MORE LOVELY THAN THOSE LIGHTS
THE SINFUL WORLD, AROUND HER WIND THAT GLIMMER IN OUR SUMMER NIGHTS,
A HOST MAIDENS, COME TO MEET RENEW THE EARTH WITH VIRGIN BANDS,
THIS VIRGIN FAIR, WHOM NOW THEY GREET. THOSE SCENTED BLOOMS ON BARREN SANDS.
HOW GREAT THE JOY OF HOLY CLARE, LO, CLARE IS GIVEN TO THE EARTH;
NOW JOINED WITH BLESSED CHOIRS TO SHARE. ALL HEAVEN SINGS AT THIS BLEST BIRTH.
THE NUPTIALS OF THE LAMB, THE KING, THAT HEAV’LY LIFE ON EARTH BEGUN
TO WHOM THE FAITHFUL VIRGINS CLING. IN BRILLIANCE DIMS THE DAZZLING SUN.
THE BREEZES MOVE, ALL GRACIOUS GAY; THE WORLD SHE SPURNS WITH VIRILE HEART,
THE DAWN SPREADS LILIES IN HER WAY. IN ALL ITS WEALTH SHE TAKES NO PART,
NOW VIRTUE GOES BEYOND EARTH’S RIM, ITS PRECIOUS GEMS SHE PUTS A SIDE
WHERE FAITH’S REWARD IS FOUND IN HIM. AND GOES TO GOD WITH EAGER STRIDE.
PRAISE TO THE FATHER AND THE SON ON BED OF EARTH SHE REST SECURE,
AND HOLTY SPIRIT, THREE AND ONE. AND CLOTHES HERSELF AS DO THE POOR:
LET US SING GLORY EVER MORE, WHILE STEAMING FOUNTAINS OFFER DRINK,
O GOD HEAD BLESSED ENDLESS SHORE. FROM LABOR HARD SHE DOES NOT SHRINK.