284. Blessed Feasts of Blessed Martyrs

1 Blessed feasts of blessed martyrs,
holy women, holy men,
with our love and admiration,
greet we your return again.
Worthy deeds are theirs, and wonders,
worthy of the name they bore;
we, with joyful praise and singing,
honour them for evermore.

2 Faith prevailing, hope unfailing,
loving Christ with single heart,
thus they, glorious and victorious
bravely bore the martyr's part
by contempt of every anguish,
by unyielding battle done;
victors at the last, they triumph
with the host of angels one.

3 Therefore, all that reign in glory,
strong and sure with Christ on high,
join to ours your supplication
when before him we draw nigh,
praying that, this life completed,
all its fleeting moments past,
by his grace we may be worthy
of eternal bliss at last.

Text Information
First Line: Blessed feasts of blessed martyrs
Title: Blessed Feasts of Blessed Martyrs
Latin Title: O beata beatorum
Translator: John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
Meter: 87 87D
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Martyrs; The Saints
Source: Latin (12th cent.)
Tune Information
Name: HOLY MANNA
Arranger: Marty Haugen (1950-)
Meter: 87 87D
Key: G Major
Source: The Columbian Harmony, Cincinnati, 1825
Copyright: Arr. © 1987 G.I.A. Publications, Inc.



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