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Pater Seraphicus

Blessed boys at midnight born
Mind and senses half developed
From the arms of parents torn
Soon by angels’ wings enveloped
Feel a loving presence near
Happy innocents not knowing
Worldy sorrows, pain or fear
Come, descend into my being
Gazing through my earthly eyes
You may look around you seeing
What a world before you lies
[he absorbs them into himself]
See these trees, these rocks, these roaring
Waterfalls whose mighty flow
Rolls in surging torrents pouring
Steeply to the depths below

Blessed boys                [from within]

Such an awesome scene we see
But we quake with dread and fear
Noble father, set us free
For it is so gloomy here

 Pater Seraphicus

Rise to higher regions, growing
All unnoticed, purified
By God’s grace forever flowing
By His presence fortified
Spirit nourishment will feed you
Love eternal, manifest
In that purest ether, lead you
On to dwell among the blest