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Triumphe! plaudant maria

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“Triumphe! plaudant maria” as printed in Mediaeval Hymns and Sequences (1867).

Traditional: Collected Lyrics Text 318 1867 · historical text
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This text comes from Mediaeval Hymns and Sequences, edited by John Mason Neale, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

Sing victory, O ye seas and lands!

Ye floods and rivers, clap your hands!

Break forth in joy, angelic bands!

Crown ye the King That midst you stands,

To Whom the Heavenly gate expands!

Bow before His Name Eternal

Things celestial, things terrestrial,

And infernal.

Verse 2

Sing victory, Angel guards that wait!

Lift up, lift up the Eternal gate,

And let the King come in with state!

And, as ye meet Him on the way,

The mighty triumph greet, and say,

Hail! Jesu! glorious Prince, to-day!

Bow before His Name Eternal

Things celestial, things terrestrial,

And infernal.

Verse 3

Who is the King of glory blest

Effulgent in His purple vest?

With garments dyed in Bosrah, He

Ascends in pomp and jubilee.

It is the King, renowned in fight,

Whose hands have shattered Satan's might.

Bow before His Name Eternal

Things celestial, things terrestrial,

And infernal.

Verse 4

Right gloriously strife endeth now!

Henceforward all things to Thee bow,

And, at the Father's Side sit Thou!

O Jesu, all our wishes' goal,

Be Thou our joy when troubles roll,

And the reward of every soul!

Bow before His Name Eternal

Things celestial, things terrestrial,

And infernal.

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Traditional words. Historical text published in Mediaeval Hymns and Sequences (1867); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

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Mediaeval Hymns and Sequences (1867), edited by John Mason Neale, “Triumphe! plaudant maria”

The 1867 published edition is in the public domain in the United States (pre-1931 publication). Entries whose credited author or translator died more than 70 years ago are also in the public domain in life-plus-70 jurisdictions; other entries are held.

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