“What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too…” Pope Benedict XVI (7 July 2007)
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LENT — PASSIONTIDE
Clarum Decus Jejunii
(“The glory of these forty days”)
Text by Saint Gregory the Great translated into English by Maurice Frederick Bell
Text only—can be used with any 88 88 (LM)
N.B. This text is usually sung to Spires (a.k.a. “Erhalt Uns Herr” or “Ach Bleib Bei Uns Herr Jesu Christ”), which has many variants. Let the congregation, therefore, follow the choir.