Benedict XVI, the Pope Who Brought Christ's Gaze …
Title: Thy Holy Face, My Heart's True Light
(Opening Chant - Slow, meditative, Mode VIII)
Re-frain: (Sung in unison, simple and reverent)
O Sa-cred Ho-ly, Ve-ry God art Thou,
O Sa-cred Ho-ly, Je-sus Christ our Lord.
In Thee I con-tem-plate, Thy Ho-ly Face so bright,
In re-pa-ra-tion, I give Thee all my heart.
(Notes: do re mi fa so | fa mi re do for the first two lines,
repeated)
Verse 1: The Sorrowful Gaze
(Slightly more mournful tone)
With thorns they wound Thee, with blood and with spittle,
Thy Face so sor-ow-ful, for sins of all the world.
Like Saint Ver-on-i-ca, my veil of love I offer,
To soothe and com-fort Thee, my sweet-est Lord of all.
(Notes: re re re re | mi fa mi re | do do do do | re mi re do)
Re-frain
O Sa-cred Ho-ly, Ve-ry God art Thou,
O Sa-cred Ho-ly, Je-sus Christ our Lord.
In Thee I con-tem-plate, Thy Ho-ly Face so bright,
In re-pa-ra-tion, I give Thee all my heart.
Verse 2: The Eucharistic Veil
(Tone becomes more …More