DIES IRÆ
Thou whom I have lovèd solely,
Thou whom I have lovèd wholly,
Leave me place among the holy!
Thou whom I have lovèd wholly,
Leave me place among the holy!
When thy sharp wrath burns like fire,
With the chosen of thy desire,
Call me to the crownèd choir!
With the chosen of thy desire,
Call me to the crownèd choir!
Prayer, like flame with ashes blending,
From my crushed heart burns ascending;
Have thou care for my last ending.
From my crushed heart burns ascending;
Have thou care for my last ending.
Oxford.
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