116. The Priestly Office
From St. Gregory Nazianzen.
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IN service o'er the Mystic Feast I stand; |
| I cleanse Thy victim-flock, and bring
them near |
| In
holiest wise, and by a bloodless rite. |
| O fire
of Love! O gushing Fount of Light! |
| (As best I know, who need Thy pitying Hand) |
| Dread office this, bemired souls to
clear |
| Of
their defilement, and again made bright. |
Oxford.
1834. |