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Does anyone recognize this? I'm thinking it's a
translation from Welsh or Anglo-Saxon, but need
chapter and verse - and especially date.
Thank you for any help.
O most sublime of women, purest
Wife the world has known or will ever
Know, how rightly our words praise you,
We whose tongues can speak, telling
Your glory and calling your name everywhere,
Rejoicing that the noblest Prince of Heaven
Chose you for His bride. And even Christ's
Blessed servants, the faithful who dwell
With Him, proclaim you,celebrate you, lady,
And our Lord's holy might in making you
Mistress of that Heavenly Host. All worldly
Ranks praise you, and prisoners in Hell -
You alone among women, who yearned
So boldly, craved God so well, that you brought Him
Your pure body, offered it without
Sin. No jewel-adorned bride
Walked the earth so wonderfully bright,
Presenting a shining sacrifice, offering
Herself to Heaven, her heart as pure
As her body. You alone brought us
God's sacred servant, the angel Gabriel,
Hurrying with our Maker's word, flying
To announce His Son's coming and the majesty
Of that birth, a divine Child born
Of a virgin, all men's merciful Saviour,
And you, Mary, forever spotless.
Andrea Luxenburg
Wandering Scholar
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