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76. Ein anderer Hymnus auf Purificationis Mariae

1 Ex legis observantia Virgo Maria Christum praesentavit,
esset ut legi subditus, qui nos a jugo legis liberaret;
Simeon hunc vetus amplezatur laetus,
congaudet Angelorum coetus.

2 Decebat id tum puerurm, ut patris jussa sub Mose compleret;
dum plenitudo temporis, quo nobis sit conspicuus, veniret:
Simeon hunc vetus amplezatur laetus,
congaudet Angelorum coetus.

3 Diu sum occulis manet caligo, quae semel satis adhaesit,
quam praebuit illis tum lex cum tonitru, in aminoque sedit:
Simeon hunc vetus amplezatur laetus,
congaudet Angelorum coetus.

4 Vates olim sancti patres visionem Christi desiderabunt,
solus at ipse Smeon Puerperam cum christo prasontabat.
Simeon hunc vetus amplezatur laetus,
congaudet Angelorum coetus.

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First Line: Ex legis observantia Virgo Maria Christum praesentavit
Title: Ein anderer Hymnus auf Purificationis Mariae
Language: German; Latin
Publication Date: 1848
Topic: Aufs Fest Maria Reinigung, oder der Darstellung christi, genannt Lichtmeß; Feast of the Purification of Mary
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