The Blog from the Core - Girolamo Beniveni: "Lauda"

Core: noun, the most important part of a thing, the essence; from the Latin cor, meaning heart.

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		Girolamo Beniveni: "Lauda" Palm Sunday 2005 Lauda Jesus, whoso with Thee Hangs not in pain and loss, Pierced on the cruel cross, At peace shall never be. Lord, unto me be kind; Give me that peace of mind Which in this world so blind And false, dwells but with Thee. Give me that strife and pain, Apart from which 'twere vain Thy love on earth to gain Or seek a share with Thee. If, Lord, with Thee alone Heart's peace and love be known, My heart shall be Thine own, Ever to rest with Thee. Here in my heart be lit Thy fire, to feed on it, Till, burning bit by bit, It dies to live with Thee. Jesus, whoso with Thee Hangs not in pain and loss, Pierced on the cruel cross, At peace shall never be. Girolamo Beniveni (1453-1542) tr. from Italian by John Addington Symonds The Catholic Anthology: The World's Great Catholic Poetry (revised edition, 1940), ed. Thomas Walsh and George N. Shuster, pp. 129f. See also May Probyn: "The Beloved" and John Donne: Holy Sonnets XIX. Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Sun. 03/20/05 08:21:39 AM Categorized as Literary & Religious.

Cor ad cor loquitur — J. H. Newman — “Heart speaks to heart”