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Retro ruent tunc injusti ignes in...
Language: Latin
Available translation(s): ENG
Retro ruent tunc injusti ignes in perpetuos,
vermis quorum non moritur, ignis nec restringuitur,
Satan atro cum ministris quo tenetur carcere,
fletus ubi mugitusque, strident omnes dentibus.
Tunc fideles ad caelestem sustollentur patriam,
choros inter angelorum regni petent gaudia.
Urbis summae Jerusalem introibunt gloriam,
vera lucis atque pacis in qua fulget visio.
Xristum regem jam paterna claritate splendidum
ubi celsa beatorum contemplantur agmina.
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Round and round the wicked run,...
Language: English  after the Latin
Round and round the wicked run, condemned
to flames that burn eternally undimmed.
Satan and his army, jailed, will greet
them there with curses, wails, and gnashing teeth.
Then the faithful band to heaven aspires
to seek the Kingdom's joys 'mid angel choirs,
Unto fair Jerusalem, e'er bright
with peace, contentment, and eternal light.
Xhrist the King and Father they adore,
now thronged around Him, blest for evermore.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-11-29
Line count: 10
Word count: 68