Bright the vision that delighted
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Bright the vision that delighted Once the sight of Judah's seer; Sweet the countless tongues united To entrance the prophet's ear. Round the Lord in glory seated Cherubim and Seraphim Filled his temple, and repeated Each to each the alternate hymn: "Lord, thy glory fills the heaven; Earth is with its fulness stored; Unto thee be glory given, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord." Heaven is still with glory ringing, Earth takes up the angels' cry, "Holy, Holy, Holy," singing, "Lord of Hosts, the Lord most high." With his seraph train before him, With his holy Church below, Thus unite we to adore him, Bid we thus our anthem flow: "Lord, thy glory... Bishop R. Mant |
Placuit Iudaeo vati visio pellucida, et fuere voluptati mille vocum carmina. Adsidebat et decorus, circumfusus Dominum, duplex angelorum chorus dividebat canticum: "Plenus aether et repletur tuae terra gloriae. Honos tibi, Sancte, detur, Sancte, Sancte Domine!" Sic superni, neque muta captat terra canticum, "Sancte", bis et ter locuta, "Salve, Rector Agminum!" Nos caelestibus coniuncti sanctis et terrestribus carmen rituale cuncti una voce tollimus: "Plenus aether... |