Hymn After Fasting (hymnus Post Ieiunium) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B BCCC BCCC BCCC DCEC EFDC DBBB CEEE ECBD FBDG FCFA FCDC CCCD EDCB DCCF BDCC DCBC DCDC DEGC DECC BDBB F DEDE DDDD HCHC DDDD HAHA CECE IFIE DHJH KDKD FLFL CCCC CBCB EDED EHEH FEFE BCBC DJDJ EAEA DMDM DNDN| Newly Translated Into English Verse By R Martin Pope is below this original | A |
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| Hymnus Post Ieiunium | B |
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| Christe servorum regimen tuorum | B |
| mollibus qui nos moderans habenis | C |
| leniter frenas facilique septos | C |
| lege coerces | C |
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| ipse cum portans onus inpeditum | B |
| corporis duros tuleris labores | C |
| maior exemplis famulos remisso | C |
| dogmate palpas | C |
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| Nona submissum rotat hora solem | B |
| partibus vixdum tribus evolutis | C |
| quarta devexo superest in axe | C |
| portio lucis | C |
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| Nos brevis voti dape vindicata | D |
| solvimus festum fruimurque mensis | C |
| adfatim plenis quibus inbuatur | E |
| prona voluptas | C |
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| Tantus aeterni favor est magistri | E |
| doctor indulgens ita nos amico | F |
| lactat hortatu levis obsequela ut | D |
| mulceat artus | C |
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| Addit et ne quis velit invenusto | D |
| sordidus cultu lacerare frontem | B |
| sed decus vultus capitisque pexum | B |
| comat honorem | B |
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| Terge ieiunans ait omne corpus | C |
| neve subducto faciem rubore | E |
| luteus tinguat color aut notetur | E |
| pallor in ore | E |
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| Rectius laeto tegimus pudore | E |
| quidquid ad cultum Patris exhibemus | C |
| cernit occultum Deus et latentem | B |
| munere donat | D |
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| Ille ovem morbo residem gregique | F |
| perditam sano male dissipantem | B |
| vellus adfixis vepribus per hirtae | D |
| devia silvae | G |
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| Inpiger pastor revocat lupisque | F |
| gestat exclusis humeros gravatus | C |
| inde purgatam revehens aprico | F |
| reddit ovili | A |
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| Reddit et pratis viridique campo | F |
| vibrat inpexis ubi nulla lappis | C |
| spina nec germen sudibus perarmat | D |
| carduus horrens | C |
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| Sed frequens palmis nemus et reflexa | C |
| vernat herbarum coma tum perennis | C |
| gurgitem vivis vitreum fluentis | C |
| laurus obumbrat | D |
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| Hisce pro donis tibi fide pastor | E |
| servitus quaenam poterit rependi | D |
| nulla conpensant pretium salutis | C |
| vota precantum | B |
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| Quamlibet spreto sine more pastu | D |
| sponte confectos tenuemus artus | C |
| teque contemptis epulis rogemus | C |
| nocte dieque | F |
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| Vincitur semper minor obsequentum | B |
| cura nec munus genitoris aequat | D |
| frangit et cratem luteam laboris | C |
| grandior usus | C |
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| Ergo ne limum fragilem solutae | D |
| deserant vires et aquosus albis | C |
| humor in venis dominetur aegrum | B |
| corpus inervans | C |
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| Laxus ac liber modus abstinendi | D |
| ponitur cunctis neque nos severus | C |
| terror inpellit sua quemque cogit | D |
| velle potestas | C |
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| Sufficit quidquid facias vocato | D |
| numinis nutu prius inchoare | E |
| sive tu mensam renuas cibumve | G |
| sumere temptes | C |
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| Adnuit dexter Deus et secundo | D |
| prosperat vultu velut hoc salubre | E |
| fidimus nobis fore quod dicatas | C |
| carpimus escas | C |
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| Sit bonum supplex precor et medelam | B |
| conferat membris animumque pascat | D |
| sparsus in venas cibus obsecrantum | B |
| christicolarum | B |
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| Hymn After Fasting | F |
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| O Christ of all Thy servants Guide | D |
| Mild is the yoke Thou mak'st us bear | E |
| Leading us gently by Thy side | D |
| With gracious care | E |
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| Thy love took up our life's hard load | D |
| And spent in grievous toils its might | D |
| Thy bond slaves tread the easier road | D |
| Led by Thy light | D |
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| Nine hours have run their course away | H |
| The sun sped three parts of its race | C |
| And what remains of the short day | H |
| Fadeth apace | C |
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| The holy fast hath reached its end | D |
| Our table now Thou loadest Lord | D |
| With all Thy gifts true gladness send | D |
| To grace our board | D |
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| Such is our Master's gentle sway | H |
| So kind the teaching in His school | A |
| That all find rest who will obey | H |
| His easy rule | A |
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| Thou would'st not have us scorn the grace | C |
| Of cleanliness and vesture fair | E |
| Thou lovest not a soil d face | C |
| And unkempt hair | E |
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| Let him that fasts Thou saidst be clean | I |
| Nor lose health's fair and ruddy glow | F |
| Let no wan sallowness be seen | I |
| Upon his brow | E |
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| 'Tis better in glad modesty | D |
| Of our good works to shun display | H |
| God sees what 'scapes our neighbour's eye | J |
| And will repay | H |
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| That Shepherd keen seeks one lost sheep | K |
| Sickly and weak strayed from the fold | D |
| Fleece torn with briers of thickets deep | K |
| Foolishly bold | D |
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| He drives the wolves far from the track | F |
| And found He brings on shoulders borne | L |
| To sunlit pen the wanderer back | F |
| No more forlorn | L |
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| Yea to the meads and grassy fields | C |
| The lamb restores where no thorn balks | C |
| No rough burrs tear no thistle yields | C |
| Its bristling stalks | C |
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| But leaves of green herbs brightly glance | C |
| And in the grove the palm trees dream | B |
| And laurels shade the eddying dance | C |
| Of crystal stream | B |
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| For all these gifts O Shepherd dear | E |
| What service can I render Thee | D |
| No grateful vows my debt shall clear | E |
| For love so free | D |
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| Though by self chosen fasts severe | E |
| Our strength of limb we waste away | H |
| Though spurning food we Thee revere | E |
| By night and day | H |
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| Yet our works never can o'ertake | F |
| Thy love or with Thy gifts compare | E |
| Our toils this earthen vessel break | F |
| The more we dare | E |
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| Therefore lest failing powers consume | B |
| Our fragile life and shrivelled veins | C |
| Pale 'neath the tyranny of rheum | B |
| And weakening pains | C |
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| Thou dost not rule perpetual Lent | D |
| For man nor modest fare deny | J |
| Fearless may each unto his bent | D |
| His wants supply | J |
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| Enough that all our acts by prayer | E |
| Be sanctified unto Thy will | A |
| Whether we fast or with due care | E |
| Our needs fulfil | A |
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| Then shall God bless us for our good | D |
| And lead us to our soul's true wealth | M |
| For if but consecrated food | D |
| Shall bring us health | M |
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| O Lord grant that our feast may spread | D |
| Marrow and strength throughout our flesh | N |
| And may all Christly souls be fed | D |
| With vigour fresh | N |
Aurelius Clemens Prudentius
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