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 Jesus, most renowned,

Jesus, most glorious,

Jesus, chosen of ten thousand,

Jesus, splendour of the Father's glory,

Jesus, Figure of the Father's substance,

Jesus, Spouse of chaste souls, flowing with delights,

Jesus, vivifying Germ of Divine Honour,

Jesus, unfading Flower of human dignity,

By thy sweetest Name,

By the compassion of thy Divine Heart,

By the union of the Divinity with thy Humanity,

By the love wherewith thou didst come down from heaven and complete the work of human redemption,

By the love wherewith thou didst will to be laid in the manger,

By the love wherewith thou didst suck the chaste breasts of the Virgin Mary,

By the love wherewith for thirty-three years thou didst endure all our miseries,

By the love wherewith thou didst undergo a most bitter death,

By the love wherewith thou didst will thy Heart to be pierced,

By the love wherewith at thy resurrection thou didst glorify thy sacred Body,

By the love wherewith thou hast placed thy Humanity at the right hand of the Father,

By the love wherewith thou dost make glad