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,sat at 8 prim} 9 ! s*ool1 & "!1 ,:ile boys 7 tau<t ! antiphons1 kept turn+1 ,& he>d ! ,alma redemptoris fair1 ,& drew z ne> z "e he did d>e1 ,m>k+ ! ~ws1 rememb}+ e note1 ,until ! f/ v}se he cd s+ 0rote4 ,he knew n :at ? ,lat9 m1nt 6say1
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,& answ}$ ?us3 8,? s;g1 z ,i've he>d say1 ,0 made 6praise ,|r ,b.s$ ,lady free1 ,h} 6salute & "e ,h} 6pray ,6be |r help :5 -es |r dy+ "d4 ,i c exp.d 6y only s f>2 ,i've le>n$ ! s;g2 ,i "k b small gramm>40 8,& is ? s;g made 9 all r"e;e
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,until he le>n$ ! antiphon 0rote4 ,!n cle> & bold he sang x "d 0"d1 ,ea* ~w ac ) xs prop} note2 ,& twice ea* "d x well$ f | 8 ?roat1 ,z s*oolw>d w5t he & z homew>d w5t2 ,on ,jesus' ,"m 0 8 fix$ 9t5t4 ,z ,i h sd1 z "? ! ,jewry w5t
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,":9 ~! ,jews did empty _! 5trails4 ,o curs$ folk ( ,h}od1 born anew1 ,h{ c y ?9k yr ill 9t5t avails8 ,murd} w |1 'tis sure1 nor "e fails1 ,& *iefly :5 ,god's hon|r v5ge.e ne$s4 ,! blood cries | ~u yr curs$ de$s4 8,o m>tyr firm 9 ?y virg9;y1
,n{ maye/ ?| s+1 & "e foll{ on ,! pure :ite ,lamb ,cele/ial0- quo? %e- 8,":( ! grt evangeli/1 ,sa9t ,john1 ,9 ,patmos wrote1 say+ t !y >e g"o ,2f ! ,lamb1 s++ a s;g t's new1 ,& virg9s all1 :o n"e woman knew40 ,? wid{ poor await$ all t ni<t
,h} *'s return 6h}1 b he came n2 ,= :1 s soon z x 0 full "dli<t1 ,) pale face full ( dr1d1 & busy ?"|1 ,at s*ool %e s"| & "ey": %e s"|1 ,until1 at la/1 f all h} "q+ %e ,le>n$ t he la/ 0 se5 9 ! ,jewry4 ,) "m's p;y 9 h} br1/ 5clos$
,%e ran1 z %e 7 half | ( h} m9d1 ,6e place ": x mi<t 2 suppos$1 ,9 likelihood1 t %e h} son %d f9d2 ,& "e on ,*ri/'s ,"m meek & k9d ,%e call$ until1 at la/1 ,|r ,lady wr"| ,t am;g/ ! curs$ ,jews ! wid{ s"|4 ,%e ask$ & %e implor$1 all pite|sly1
,( e ,jew :o dwelt 9 t f|l place1 ,6tell h} ": h} ll * cd be4 ,!y answ}$ 8,nay40 ,b ,jesus1 ( ,8 grace1 ,put 9 h} m9d1 )9 a ll space1 ,t af hm 9 t same spot %e cri$ ,": he'd be5 ca/ 9 x1 or ne> 2s4 ,o ,?| grt ,god1 ,:o 9noc5ts ha/ call$
,6give ,!e praise1 n{ %{n is ,?y grt mi<t6 ,? gem ( *a/;y1 ? em}ald1 ,( m>tyrdom ! ruby cle> & b"r1 ,2gan1 ?|< sla9 & hi45 "! f si<t1 ,! ,alma redemptoris l|d 6s+1 ,s cle> t all ! nei<b|rhood did r+4 ,! ,*ri/ian folk t "? ! <etto w5t
,came runn+ =! wond} ( ? ?+1 ,& ha/ily !y =! provo/ s5t2 ,he al came )|t l;g t>ry+1 ,& gave ,*ri/ ?anks1 ,:o is ( ,h1v5 ,k+1 ,&1 too1 ,8 ,"m1 hon|r ( mank9d2 ,& af t ! ,jews "! did he b9d4 ,? *1 ) pite|s la;t,n1 !n
,0 tak5 up1 s++ 8 s;g alway2 ,&1 hon|r$ 0a grt 3c|rse ( m51 ,c>ri$ )9 an a2ey ne>1 t "d4 ,swoon+1 8 "m 0! black bi} lay1 ,nor easily cd p :o 7 "! ,? second ,ra*el c>ry f ! bi}4 ,) torture &) %ame;l d1?1 ea* "o1
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,2f ! alt>1 :ile ! mass did la/1 ,& af t ! a2ot & monks w5t ,ab ! c(f9 = 6close x fa/2 ,b :5 ! holy wat} !y did ca/1 ,!n spoke ! *1 at t|* ( holy wat}1 ,& sang1 8,o ,alma redemptoris mater60 ,? a2ot1 :o 0 a "r holy man1
,z all monks >e1 or z !y "| 6be1 ,! d1d "y boy 63jure !n 2gan1 ,say+3 8,o de> *1 ,i d beg ( !e1 ,0virtue (! ,holy ,tr9;y1 ,tell me h{ x c 2 t ?| do/ s+ ,af ?y ?roat is cut1 6all seem+80 8,my ?roat is cut unto ! sp9al b"o10
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,i alw lov$1 af poor "k+2 ,& :5 came "t t ,i my d1? m/ meet1 ,%e came 6me & bade me only s+ ,? an!m 9 ! pa9 ( my dy+1 ,z y h he>d1 & af ,i _h sung1 ,%e laid a preci|s pe>l ~u my t;gue4 8,":=e ,i s+1 & s+ ,i m/1 'tis pla91
,9 hon|r ( t b.s$ ,maid5 free1 ,till f my t;gue is tak5 away ! gra92 ,& afw %e sd ?us unto me3 ',my ll *1 soon w ,i -e = !e1 ,:5 f ?y t;gue ! ll b1d !y take2 ,2 n afraid1 !e ,i w n =sake4'0 ,! holy monk1 ? a2ot1 s say ,i1
,! t;gue cau<t | & took away ! gra91 ,& he gave up ! <o/1 !n1 easily1 ,& :5 ! a2ot saw ? wond} pla91 ,! salt te>s trickl$ d{n 8 *eeks l ra91 ,& humbly he fell pr"o ~u ! gr.d1 ,ly+ "! / z if he _h be5 b.d4 ,& all ! monks lay "! on ! pave;t1
,weep+ & prais+ ,jesus' ,"m de>1 ,& af t !y rose & =? !y w5t1 ,tak+ away ? m>tyr f 8 bi}1 ,& 9 a tomb ( m>#1 c>v$ & cle>1 ,did !y 5close 8 ll body sweet2 ,": he is n{- grant u hm 6meet6 ,o y "y ,hu< ( ,l9coln1 sla9 al
,0curs$ ,jews1 z is well "kn 6all1 ,s9ce x 0 b a ll :ile ago1 ,pray y = u1 s9;l & w1k1 :o call1 ,t1 ( ,8 m}cy1 ,god w / let fall ,"s?+ ( grace1 & m}cy multiply1 ,= r"e;e ( ,8 ,"m de> on hi<4 ,am54
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