Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Poetry Wednesday--Hildegarde of Bingen

Antiphon to the Trinity
(Laus Trinitati)

To the Trinity be praise!
     God is music, God is life
     that nurtures every creature in its kind.
Our God is the song of the angel throng
and the splendor of secret ways
     hid from all humankind,
But God our life is the life of all.


~Hildegarde of Bingen (1098-1179)
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8 comments:

  1. MicheleDecember 9, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    Merry Christmas my dear friend! May God bless you abundantly throughout the season!

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  2. DymphnaDecember 9, 2010 at 6:19 PM

    Thank you, Michele! Same to you!

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  3. dolores1961December 10, 2010 at 6:36 PM

    beautiful poem...

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  4. DymphnaDecember 11, 2010 at 5:52 AM

    It is, thanks.

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  5. Barbara SchoenebergerDecember 12, 2010 at 12:49 PM

    I have several recordings of Hildegarde von Bingen's music. She was such an accomplished woman and so close to God. Today's feminists could learn a lot from her, but I believe they don't want to do what was basic to her accomplishments: surrender to God. Thanks for posting this lovely poem.

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  6. DymphnaDecember 12, 2010 at 1:58 PM

    I'm going to have to look on YouTube for her music.

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  7. TACParentDecember 13, 2010 at 2:59 PM

    I love the picture ... how it captures the light coming through the window to the writer. Beautiful. Writing comes from inspiration.

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  8. DymphnaDecember 13, 2010 at 3:48 PM

    Very true. Good point.

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