[Mad Dawg]

Long Meter

Quatrains — four lines.
(a b a b rhyme scheme,not sure about this.)
Iambic - da DAH
quatrameter — da DAH da DAH da DAH da DAH —
I THINK that I shall NE-ver See ...
on JOR-dan’s BANK the BAP-tist’s CRY...

Example:

O SAluTARis HOStiA
Qui CAEli PANdis OSTiUM,
BelLA preMUNT hosTIliA;
Da ROBur, FER auxIliUM.

[Salvation]

Thank you for explaining to me.

[mosesdapoet]

Long Meter
Quatrains — four lines.
(a b a b rhyme scheme,not sure about this.)
Iambic - da DAH
quatrameter — da DAH da DAH da DAH da DAH —
I THINK that I shall NE-ver See ...
on JOR-dan’s BANK the BAP-tist’s CRY...
Example:

O SAluTARis HOStiA

Been meaning to respond on this. This is one of the 3 latin hymns I mentioned which appear in that missalette. The cumbersome American translation from latin to this traditional latin hymn usually sung during the exposition of the Host while in the monstrance and sometimes during communion loses that LM quality of cadence.

In fact what they should do is leave it alone and if they feel they need to offer a translation. Offer it as a not as a lyric but as an foot note explanation of meaning.
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