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Paschal Song

Sedulius, tr. Sigerson, 1922; selections

1. To the Reader
2. When Gentiles study their vain themes to raiseIn sounding words, and pomp of purple …
3. The first of Man, by ruthless serpent castFrom Eden’s flowerful seat, woeful, at lastIn …
4. He sought the sea; His footsteps press the dryShore-weed, and where an oaken skiff lay …
5. Beyond the placid Jordan’s sands, He stoodWhere, followed by a nameless multitudeOf human…
6. Amid these gifts munificent, the eveOf that great Day drew nigh, when He would leaveThe …