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HOLY ARE THE WORKS OF MARY'S BLESSED SON, by                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Holy is love, the saints' love, and the lord's


Holy are the works of Mary's blessed Son,
Holy are His mercies unto every one.
Holy is the sun that Ughteth heaven;
Holy is the weather, morn and even;
Holy is the wind that woos the flowers;
Holy are the gentle April showers;
Holy is the summer's cheering glow;
Holy is the rain God sends below.
Holy are all in His abodes of love.
Holy is every Heaven of His above,
Holy is the sun and every star:
Holy is He who sends their light afar.
Holy are the winds that fall and rise;
Holy are the waters and the skies;
Holy is all outspread beneath His eye.
Holy are the birds He formed to fly;
Holy are the hazel woodlands green;
Holy are the vineyards in their sheen:
Holy are the fruits they bear and bring,
Holy is the earth wherefrom they spring.
Holy is the ever-circling Heaven;
Holy is every thought to Jesus given;
Holy is all that He hath made, and sees,
Holy are all His ways and His decrees.
Holy are the ocean strands and floods; '
Holy are the dark umbrageous woods;
Holy are the herbs and plants and flowers;
Holy is all creation with her powers;
Holy are the earth's four-corner bosoms;
Holy are the mossy rocks and blossoms.
Holy is fire that giveth light and cheer;
Holy is all that I have written here.
Holy is the sea's voice, calm or hoarse,
Holy are the streamlets in their course;
Holy are the healthy moorlands bare.
Holy are the fishes, and the air.
Holy are the Counsel and the Will,
Holy are God's works, and most pure from ill.
Holy are His laws. His faith and troth;
Holy are His wrath and patience both.
Holy is Heaven with its nine Orders bright.
Holy is Jesus, its great Lord and light:
Holy is Heaven, above all holiness.
Holy is the King the angels bless.
Holy are the saints in Heaven that be;
Holy is the adorable Trinity:
Holy are all high Heaven's works and words,
Holy is love, the saints' love and the Lords'!






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