The Precious Blood
A Manual of Prayer, 1869Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | A MANUAL OF PRAYER. COMPILED FROM VARIOUS BOOKS OF CATHOLIC DEVOTION |
|---|---|
| Imprint | MUNICH, HERMANN MANZ., 1869 |
| Pages | pp. 285–286 |
| Scan | leaf 299, leaf 300 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | PERMISSU SUPERIORUM. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
Limbourg brothers, The Procession of St. Gregory, second part, Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, 1411–1416. Musée Condé, Chantilly.
Glory be to Jesus,
Who in bitter pains
Pour’d for me the life-blood
From His sacred veins!
Grace and life eternal
In that Blood I find;
Blest be His compassion,
Infinitely kind!
Blest through endless ages
Be the precious stream,
Which from endless torment
Doth the world redeem!
Abel’s blood for vengeance
Pleaded to the skies;
But the Blood of Jesus
For our pardon cries.
Oft as earth exulting
Wafts its praise on high:
Hell with terror trembles,
Heav’n is fill’d with joy.
Lift ye, then, your voices;
Swell the mighty flood;
Louder still and louder
Praise the precious Blood.