Religion
Regali solio fortis Iberiae (Part II)
Translated by Edward Caswall (1849) · From Lyra Catholica (1849)
From the Truth thy soul to turn,
Pleads a father’s voice in vain;
Nought to thee were jewell’d crown,
Earthly pleasure, earthly gain.
Angry threat and naked sword
Daunted not thy courage high;—
Choosing glory with the Lord,
Rather than a present joy.
Now amid the Saints in light,
Thron’d in bliss for evermore;
Oh! from thy eternal height,
Hear the solemn prayer we pour.
Honour, glory, majesty,
To the Father and the Son,
With the Holy Spirit be,
While eternal ages run.
Codex Note
Latin: Regali solio fortis Iberiae. Continuation of the hymn above, as printed in Lyra Catholica (1849) among the Proper of Saints (Roman Breviary).
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MLA
Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Regali solio fortis Iberiae (Part II).” Translated by Edward Caswall. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/145/.
Chicago
Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Regali solio fortis Iberiae (Part II).” Translated by Edward Caswall. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/145/.
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