by Hildebert of Lavardin (1056 - 1133)

Ascending into Heaven
Language: Latin 
Sion me receptet illa
Sion, David urbs tranquilla
Cujus faber auctor lucis
Cujus portae lignum crucis
Cujus claves lingua Petri
Cujus cives semper laeti
Cujus muri lapis vivus
Cujus custos rex festivus.
In hac odor implens caelos,
In hac festum semper melos.

Urbs caelestis, urbs beata
Super petram collocata
Urbs in portu satis tuto
De longuino te saluto
Te saluto, te suspiro
Te affecto, te requiro

Quantum tui gratulentur
Quam festive conviventur
Quis affectus eos stringat
Aut quae gemma muros pingat
Quis chalcedon, quis jacinthus
Norunt illi qui sunt intus.
In plateis hujus urbis
Sociatus piis turbis
Cum Moyse et Elia
Pium cantem Alleluia

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This text was added to the website: 2026-03-07
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Word count: 104