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| Fr. Frederick W. Faber, 1849 | Nicola A. Montani |
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| 1. O turn to Jesus, Mother! turn, And call Him by His tenderest names; Pray for the Holy Souls that burn This hour amid the cleansing flames. |
2. Ah! they have fought a gallant fight; In death’s cold arms they persevered; And after life’s uncheery night The harbour of their rest is neared. |
| 3. In pains beyond all earthly pains, Favourites of Jesus! there they lie, Letting the fire wear out their stains, And worshipping God’s purity. |
4. Spouses of Christ they are, for He Was wedded to them by His blood; And angels o’er their destiny In wondering adoration brood. |
| 5. They are the children of thy tears; Then hasten, Mother! to their aid; In pity think each hour appears An age while glory is delayed. |
6. See, how they bound amid their fires, While pain and love their spirits fill; Then with self-crucified desires Utter sweet murmurs, and lie still. |
| 7. Ah me! the love of Jesus yearns O’er that abyss of sacred pain, And as He looks His Bosom burns With Calvary’s dear thirst again. |
8. O Mary! let thy Son no more His lingering Spouses thus expect; God’s children to their God restore, And to the Spirit His elect. |
| 9. Pray then, as thou hast ever prayed; Angels and Souls, all look to thee; God waits thy prayers, for He hath made Those prayers His law of charity. |
Amen. |
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