O sweet and blessed country!
Shall I e'er win thy grace?--
Exult, O dust and ashes!
The Lord shall be thy part;
His only, his forever,
Thou shalt be, and thou art!
Bernard of Cluny, 1145.
J.M. Neale, tr. 1757
514 Varina. C.M. D.
(1116) The Heavenly Canaan.