The Poems of Digby Mackworth Dolben Edited with a Memoir by Robert Bridges |
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PRO CASTITATE
Virgin born of Virgin,
To Thy shelter take me:
Purest, holiest Jesu,
Chaste and holy make me.
To Thy shelter take me:
Purest, holiest Jesu,
Chaste and holy make me.
Wisdom, power and beauty,
These are not for me;
Give me, give me only
Perfect Chastity.
These are not for me;
Give me, give me only
Perfect Chastity.
By Thy Flagellation,
Flesh immaculate—
By Thine endless glory,
Manhood consummate—
Flesh immaculate—
By Thine endless glory,
Manhood consummate—
By Thy Mother Mary,
By Thine Angel-host,
By the Monks and Maidens
Who have loved Thee most,
By Thine Angel-host,
By the Monks and Maidens
Who have loved Thee most,
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Keep my flesh and spirit,
Eyes and ears and speech,
Taste and touch and feeling,
Sanctify them each.
Eyes and ears and speech,
Taste and touch and feeling,
Sanctify them each.
Through the fiery furnace
Walk, O Love, beside me;
In the provocation
From the tempter hide me.
Walk, O Love, beside me;
In the provocation
From the tempter hide me.
When they come about me,
Dreams of earthly passion,
Drive O drive them from me,
Of Thy sweet compassion:
Dreams of earthly passion,
Drive O drive them from me,
Of Thy sweet compassion:
For to feed beside Thee
With the Virgin choir,
In the vale of lilies,
Is my one desire.
With the Virgin choir,
In the vale of lilies,
Is my one desire.
Not for might and glory
Do I ask above,
Seeking of Thee only
Love and love and love.
Do I ask above,
Seeking of Thee only
Love and love and love.
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