A Study of Latin Hymns

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Charles has an excellent translation of the last part.
The Age of the Giants The thirteenth century, the age of Francis and Dom- inic, has been called the Age of the Giants. Of great hymn-writers it produced Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventura, Thomas of Celano, and Jacoponous.
A Study of Latin Hymns 55 Of anonymous hymns, we notice "Recolamus sacram coenam" which is found in translation in the Lyra Eu- charistica. It contains the stanza: "He spake, before them all Still perfect Man He stood, Though wh
...at he ate and drank he named His very flesh and blood. " The "O heata heatorum martyrum certamina" is a fine commemoration of the martyrs and has been trans- lated by Neale.
Very early in this century disciples began to gather around Francis of Assisi, one of the most beautiful char- acters in the history of the Church. Among them was Thomas of Celano, who wrote the life of St. Francis and to whom is attributed the finest Latin hymn ever written, the "Dies Irae!'* It is perfect in form and it is said sound and sense never were more happily united in any poem in any tongue.


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