Thou art gone up on high
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Thou art gone up on high, To mansions in the skies; And round thy throne unceasingly The songs of praise arise: But we are lingering here, With sin and care oppressed; Lord, send thy promised Comforter, And lead us to thy rest. Thou art gone up on high; But thou didst first come down, Through earth's most bitter misery To pass unto thy crown; And girt with griefs and fears Our onward course must be; But only let this path of tears Lead us at last to thee. Thou art gone up on high; But thou shalt come again, With all the bright ones of the sky Attendant in thy train. Lord, by thy saving power So make us live and die, That we may stand in that dread hour At thy right hand on high. |
Elatus es supra ad aetheris domum, quo surgit laus perpetua cingitque solium. Nos infra sistimus, quos culpa subiugat; quem promisisti, Spiritus ad requiem ferat. Elatus es supra, deisti sed prius, et passus hic acerrima Regnator es ratus. Metus et lacrimae nos quoque maneant; sed fac eaedem denique te coram nos vehant. Elatus es supra; sed et revenies, cui cuncta caeli lumina erunt satellites. Nos salva, Domine, defunctos, atque ea die tremenda nos habe ad dexteram supra. |