Dost thou truly seek renown

Dost thou truly seek renown

Author: King Louis IX; Translator: Athelstan Riley
Tune: DAS IST MEINE FREUDE
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1 Dost thou truly seek renown
Christ his glory sharing?
Wouldst thou win the heavenly crown
Victor’s garland bearing?
Tread the path the Saviour trod,
Look upon the crown of God,
See what he is wearing.

2 This the King of Heaven bore
In that sore contending,
This his sacred temples wore,
Honour to it lending,
In this helmet faced the foe,
On the rood he laid him low,
Satan’s kingdom ending.

3 Christ upon the tree of scorn
In salvation’s hour,
Turned to gold these pricks of thorn
By his passion’s power:
So on sinners, who had earned
Endless death, from sin returned,
Endless blessings shower.

4 When in death’s embrace we lie,
Then, good Lord, be near us,
With thy presence fortify,
And with victory cheer us,
Turn our erring hearts to thee,
That we crowned for ay may be:
O good Jesu, hear us!

Source: The New English Hymnal #81

Author: King Louis IX

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Translator: Athelstan Riley

Riley, John Athelstan Laurie, M.A., s. of John Riley, Mytholmroyd, Yorks, was born in London, Aug. 10, 1858, and educated at Eton and at Pembroke College, Oxford (B.A. 1881, M.A. 1883). He has been since 1892 a member of the House of Laymen of the Province of Canterbury. He was one of the compilers of The English Hymnal, 1906, and contributed to it seven translations from the Latin (34, 185, 193, 195, 213, 242, 321, with No. 97 previously published), and one from the Greek, beginning, "What sweet of life endureth," from Iiola rod fiiov, p. 899, i., and the following originals:— 1. Come, let us join the Church above. Martyrs. 2. Saints of God! Lo, Jesu’s people. St. Bartholomew. The initials of the lines form the acrostic S… Go to person page >

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First Line: Dost thou truly seek renown
Author: King Louis IX
Translator: Athelstan Riley
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.6
Source: Latin, 13th century
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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