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5636. The Praises of That Saint We Sing

1. The praises of that saint we sing,
To whom all lands their tribute bring,
Who with indomitable heart,
Bore throughout life true woman’s heart.

2. Restraining every froward sense
By gentle bonds of abstinence,
With prayer her hungry souls she fed,
And thus to heavenly joys hath sped.

3. King Christ, from whom all virtue springs,
Who only doest wondrous things,
As now to Thee she kneels in prayer,
In mercy our petitions hear.

4. All praise to God the Father be,
All praise, eternal Son, to Thee;
Whom with the Spirit we adore
Forever and forevermore.

Text Information
First Line: The praises of that saint we sing
Title: The Praises of That Saint We Sing
Latin Title: Fortem, virili pectore
Author: Silvio Antoniano (1603)
Translator (from Latin): J. Athelstan Riley, 1858-1945
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: Roman Breviary (Venice, Italy: 1603); translation in The English Hymnal (London: Oxford University Press, 1906)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: This hymn was intended for a lady's funeral.
Tune Information
Name: ST. AMBROSE
Composer: François de la Feillée (1808)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 11234 32155 65354
Key: F Major
Source: Méthode du plain-chant, by François de la Feillée, 1808
Copyright: Public Domain



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