O pulcre facies
Language: Latin
O pulcre facies
Deum aspicientes
et in aurora edificantes,
o beate virgines,
quam nobiles estis,
in quibus rex
se consideravit, cum in vobis
omnia celestia ornamenta presignavit,
ubi etiam suavissimus hortus estis,
in omnibus ornamentis redolentes.
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- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "O Beautiful Faces", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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O Beautiful Faces
Language: English after the Latin
O beautiful faces
contemplating God
and building in the dawn,
O blessed virgins,
how noble you are,
in whom the king
has regarded himself, since in you
he has prefigured all the adornments of heaven,
where you are indeed the most delightful garden,
fragrant with all adornments.
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