O, o, o, o, o, o, o, o,
O deus sine termino!
1. O Father without beginning,
O Son and Holy Ghost also,
O three and one without ending,
O deus sine termino.
2. O three persons in one unity
Being but one god and no mo, [more]
One in substance, essence and might,
O deus sine termino.
3. O, which hast made both day and night,
Heaven and earth round like an O
By thy wisdom and endless might,
O deus sine termino.
4. O, which of nought all thing hast wrought,
O verbum in principio,
O, without whom is wrought right nought,
O deus sine termino;
5. O prince of peace, O heavenly king,
O final ender of our woe,
O, whose kingdom hath no ending,
O deus sine termino;
6. O maker of each creature,
O supplanter of our foe,
O son of Mary, virgin pure,
O deus sine termino;
7. We beseech thee with all our might,
Ere we depart this world fro, [from]
Of forgiveness of our delicte [sins]
O deus sine termino;
8. Christ grant us grace, that we come may
To heaven’s bliss, when we hence go,
Who died for us on Good Friday
Et regnat sine termino.
One of the points I like to emphasise on this blog is that (contrary to what many people mistakenly believe) medieval religious literature is often full of creativity, imagination and joy.
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