Scripture Verse

I John…was in the isle that is called Patmos. Revelation 1:9

Introduction

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Edward Caswall
(1814–1878)
National Portrait Gallery

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Words: Ni­co­las le Tour­neaux, in the Clu­ni­ac Bre­vi­ary, 1686 (Jus­su ty­ran­ni pro fi­de). Trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by Ed­ward Cas­wall, Ly­ra Ca­tho­li­ca, 1849.

Music: Utrecht Ber­thold Tours, in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1875 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

An ex­ile for the faith,
Of His in­car­nate Lord,
Beyond the stars, be­yond all space,
His soul in vi­sion soared.

There saw in glo­ry Him
Who liv­eth, and was dead,
There Ju­dah’s Li­on, and the Lamb
That for our ran­som bled.

There of the king­dom learned
The mys­te­ries sub­lime;
How, sown in mar­tyrs’ blood, the faith
Should spread from clime to clime.

Lord, give us grace, like him,
In Thee to live and die;
To spurn the fleet­ing things of earth,
And seek for joys on high.

Jesu, our ris­en Lord,
We praise Thee and adore,
Who art with God the Fa­ther One
And Spir­it ev­er­more.

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Saint John at Patmos
Diego R. de Silva Velázquez
(1599–1660)