Strofa 2
A Plea for Grace and Paradise
The faithful invoke the Son of God through the intercession of the Baptist, seeking a holy life on earth and eternal rest in heaven.
Son of God, for the sake of Your Baptizer, hear our voices; fill the thoughts of humankind.1 Hear the prayer we bring; deign to grant what we ask: a devout life in this world, and after this life a home in paradise.2 Lord, have mercy.
Read the original Latin
Twego dziela Krzciciela, bożycze, Usłysz głosy, napełni myśli człowiecze. Słysz modlitwe, jąż nosimy, Oddać raczy, jegoż prosimy: A na świecie zbożny pobyt, Po żywocie rajski przebyt. Kyrieleison.
Notes
- 1 ↩Source dziela is a medieval form/spelling usually read as dzielca (servant/agent) or as dzieła (work/merit) of John the Baptist; the petition force is intercession 'for the sake of / by means of Your Baptizer.' bożycze is the vocative of bożyc, Son of God.
- 2 ↩zbożny pobyt is a godly/devout sojourn on earth; rajski przebyt is paradise as lasting abode after death—paired earthly and heavenly petitions joined by A ('and').
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