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SK what  Thou  wilt,  O  dearest  Lord, Nought, nought  will  I  deny, But only  give  me  countless  souls For thee,  before  I  die.

Let others  pray  about  themselves, Thy grace  leads  many  ways. Da mihi  animas,  'tis  thus. Thy Spirit  in  me  prays.

A life-long  sorrow,  if  Thou  wilt. And sharp  enduring  pain; All, all  were  light,  if  souls  for  Thee, Might be  the  precious  gain.

Tears will  be  sweet,  for  Thou  hast  wept, And blood,  if  needs  must  be; No cost  too  great  to  purchase  souls, O dearest  Lord,  for  Thee,

Whatever be  the  price,  O  Lord, This grace  to  me  impart: Souls from  the  world  and  sin  set  free  — Souls for  Thy  sacred  Heart.

— From  The  Voice  of  the  Sacred  Heart.

SERAPHIC virgin,  St.  Teresa,  beloved  spouse  of  the Crucified, thou  who  didst  burn  with  such  great  love of God  while  on  earth,  and  now  burnest  with  a  still  purer