Jesus, Creator of the World
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Of all mankind Redeemer blest!
True God of God in whom we see
The Father’s image clear expressed!
You, Savior, love alone constrained
To make our mortal flesh your own;
And as a second Adam come,
For the first Adam to atone.
That selfsame love that made the sky,
Which made the sea, and stars, and earth,
Took pity on our misery,
And broke the bondage of our birth.
O Jesus! in your Heart divine
May that same love forever flow,
Forever mercy to mankind
From that exhaustless fountain flow.
For this your Sacred Heart was pierced,
And both with blood and water ran;
To cleanse us from the stains of guilt,
And be the hope and strength of man.
Jesus, to you be glory giv’n,
Who from your Heart dost grace outpour,
With Father and with Holy Ghost,
Through endless ages evermore. Amen.
Tune: Rivaulx L.M. or Auctor beate saeculi, L.M.
Music: John Bacchus Dykes, 1866
Text: Anonymous, Auctor beate saeculi
Translation: Benedictines of Saint Cecilia’s Abbey, Ryde, UK
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