Religion
Audi nos, Rex Christe
Translated by J. M. Neale (1867) · From Mediaeval Hymns and Sequences (3rd ed., 1867)
O Christ, our King, give ear !
O Lord and Maker, hear!
And guide our footsteps lest they stray.
Chorus.
Have mercy on us, Lord :
Have mercy on us, Lord,
And guide our footsteps lest they stray !
O ever Three and One,
Protect our course begun,
And lead us on our holy way !
Thy faithful guardian send,
Thy Angel, who may tend
And bring us to Thy holy seat !
Defend our onward path :
Protect from hostile wrath,
And to our land return our feet !
Thy Eight Hand be stretched out,
Thy Left be round about,
In every peril that we meet !
And, O good Lord, at last,
Our many wanderings past,
Give us to see Thy realm of Light !
Glory to God on high
Be paid eternally,
And laud and majesty and might !
Amen.
Codex Note
Eleventh Century (date as given in Neale's contents). A song of pilgrims, published by du Meril from an eleventh-century manuscript.
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MLA
Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Audi nos, Rex Christe.” Translated by J. M. Neale. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/47/.
Chicago
Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Audi nos, Rex Christe.” Translated by J. M. Neale. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/47/.
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