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THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS.
Pledged the Faith to keep, thereon.
Joined together each and all
As a temple mystical,
Let your holy unity
Mirror each and each the whole,
While the waves that round you roll
Of unbelief and heresy
Vainly my foundations try.
Joined together each and all
As a temple mystical,
Let your holy unity
Mirror each and each the whole,
While the waves that round you roll
Of unbelief and heresy
Vainly my foundations try.
Watch and pray, my children, saith
Holy Church. Be true till death
To the once-delivered Faith;
With each other one, and one
With the hosts whose toil is done,.
All my faithful souls and true
Who have passed beyond your sight!
Let their ardor quicken you
As ye press toward realms of light,
Where in Paradise they wait,
While the angel-guarded gate
Ceaseless swings, to usher in
Souls redeemed from death and sin.
Ever through that viewless door
One unbroken throng they pour,—
One unbroken, moving column
Through that entrance sweet and solemn,
Night and day, and day and night,
From the shadow to the light;
From the cross that each lays down
Holy Church. Be true till death
To the once-delivered Faith;
With each other one, and one
With the hosts whose toil is done,.
All my faithful souls and true
Who have passed beyond your sight!
Let their ardor quicken you
As ye press toward realms of light,
Where in Paradise they wait,
While the angel-guarded gate
Ceaseless swings, to usher in
Souls redeemed from death and sin.
Ever through that viewless door
One unbroken throng they pour,—
One unbroken, moving column
Through that entrance sweet and solemn,
Night and day, and day and night,
From the shadow to the light;
From the cross that each lays down
