O fire of the comforting Spirit,
life of the life of all Creation,
you are holy in quickening all Kind.
You are holy in anointing
the dangerously stricken;
you are holy in wiping
the reeking wound.
O breath of holiness, O fire of love,
O sweet draught in the breast and flooding of the heart
in the good aroma of virtues.
O purest fountain, in whom it is seen
that God has summoned the gentiles
and sought out the lost.
O mail-coat of life and hope
of binding all the members of Ecclesia,
O sword-belt of honesty, save the blessed.
Guard all those who have been imprisoned by the Enemy,
and release the fettered
whom Divine Power wishes to save.
O most steadfast path which penetrates all things;
in the highest places, on the plains,
and in every abyss
you summon and unite all.
Through you the clouds stream, the upper air flies,
the stones have their temper,
the waters lead forth from their rills
and the earth exudes freshness.
You also always lead forth the comprehending
made joyful by the inspiration of wisdom.
Whence praise be to you
who are the sound of praise
and bliss of life,
hope and richest gift
giving the rewards of light.
(Hildegard von Bingen)
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