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Amour Pur, Insondable

Representative Text

1 Amour pur, insondable,
Être du Dieu suprême,
Qui, pour se révéler,
donna le Fils lui-même,
Dans ce monde, envahi
par la nuit du péché,
Nos yeux ont pu te voir
et nos mains t’ont touché.

2 Tu brilles à la croix,
lorsqu’aux trois heures sombres,
Qui sur un monde aveugle
épaississaient les ombres,
L’homme parfait, le Fils
du Dieu saint, du Dieu fort,
Traversa l’abandon,
la colère et la mort.

3 Tu souffris, ô Jésus,
Sauveur, Agneau, Victime!
Ton regard infini s
onda l’immense abîme,
Et ton cœur infini,
sous ce poids d’un moment,
Porta l’éternité
de notre châtiment.

4 Il dit: C’est accompli,
baisse la tête, expire!
Et voici que soudain
le voile se déchire;
Lavés, justes, parfaits,
nous entrons au saint lieu,
Dans la pleine clarté
de la face de Dieu.

5 Ah! du céleste amour
souveraine victoire!
Ta croix du Père saint
fait éclater la gloire,
Et nous sauve, et remplit
nos bouches et nos cœurs
Du cantique éternel
des vrais adorateurs.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #13907

Author: Henri Rossier

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Text Information

First Line: Amour pur, insondable
Title: Amour Pur, Insondable
Author: Henri Rossier
Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6
Language: French
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

NUN DANKET

NUN DANKET, named for the incipit of Rinkart's text, has been associated with this text ever since they were published together by Johann Crüger (PHH 42) in his Praxis Pietatis Melica (1647). Like most modern hymnals, the Psalter Hymnal prints the isorhythmic (all equal rhythms) version. The tune w…

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