Orchestral Version! Hymn to Francis Xavier
和田篤憲作詞
Suno music
6月5日(木)
Verse 1
Xavier! Ah! Saint Xavier!
The day when I was born —
Was it a day of glory?
Or a day of redemption?
This body I offer unto mission,
These limbs, a sacred gift received!
Ah! Proclaiming the Gospel!
Ah! Bearing witness to the Lord!
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Verse 2
Xavier! Ah! Saint Xavier!
Night of solemn vow and flame,
Clutching close the folds of Scripture!
Father, Mother, faithful friends —
Forgive me now, and comfort me!
This calling, harsh and holy —
Ah! The way of the Lord!
Ah! The path of the Lord!
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Verse 3
Xavier! Ah! Saint Xavier!
On a journey near to death,
My torn and bleeding toes,
My wounded, splintered knees —
They echo Christ’s own pain!
Ah! These drops of blood and sweat!
Ah! These tears of crimson sorrow!
The road of the Lord...
The grace of the Lord!
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Verse 4
Xavier! Ah! Saint Xavier!
To the distant Eastern shore —
People of Yamato,
Pure and noble-hearted ones!
Worship the Lord Almighty!
Come and know His name!
Ah! Eternal is
