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Prayers for the Faithful Departed
By Thy five wounds and seven cries,
By pierced Heart and glazing eyes,
By Thy dread, awful sacrifice.
Miserere, Domine.
By pierced Heart and glazing eyes,
By Thy dread, awful sacrifice.
Miserere, Domine.
When here below are lifted up
The sacred Host and blessed cup,
Soon with Thee, Lord, may each one sup.
Miserere, Domine.
The sacred Host and blessed cup,
Soon with Thee, Lord, may each one sup.
Miserere, Domine.
By Raphael’s powers and Michael’s might,
By all the ordered ranks of light,
Battalions of the Infinite.
Miserere, Domine.
By all the ordered ranks of light,
Battalions of the Infinite.
Miserere, Domine.
By martyrs’ pangs and triumph palm,
By saints’ strong faith, confessors’ psalm.
By Mary’s name, like Gilead’s balm.
Miserere, Domine.
By saints’ strong faith, confessors’ psalm.
By Mary’s name, like Gilead’s balm.
Miserere, Domine.
These souls forlorn, Redeemer blest,
Never denied Thee, but confest,
Grant them at last eternal rest.
Miserere, Domine.
Never denied Thee, but confest,
Grant them at last eternal rest.
Miserere, Domine.
On earth they failed from day to day,
Oft stumbling on the narrow way,
Yet put their trust in Thee for aye.
Miserere, Domine.
Oft stumbling on the narrow way,
Yet put their trust in Thee for aye.
Miserere, Domine.
Let their chill desolation cease,
Thy mercy shed and give release,
Then grant them everlasting peace.
Miserere, Domine.
Thy mercy shed and give release,
Then grant them everlasting peace.
Miserere, Domine.
For these poor souls, who may not pray —
For gone is their probation day —
We plead Thy cross and humbly say,
Miserere, Domine.
For gone is their probation day —
We plead Thy cross and humbly say,
Miserere, Domine.
