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Simone Choule, the Lord
has taken thee to His bosom,
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just as the shepherd brings in
his sheep at the close of day.
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What could be more natural,
of greater consolation?
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Is it not our fondest hope that we shall
one day rejoin the flock of holy ones?
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Hope of eternal life, the true life,
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shorn of all worldly cares,
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face to face in eternal blessedness
with Almighty God,
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who through His servant,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
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died for us on the cross,
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who deigns to look down
upon us poor mortal creatures,
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full of love, infinitely merciful,
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the sick, the suffering, the dying.
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Yes, the dying.
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The icy tomb.
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Thou shalt return to the dust
from whence thou came
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and only thy bones remain.
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The worms shall consume thine eyes,
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thy lips, thy mouth.
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They shall enter into thine ears,
they shall enter into thy nostrils.
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Thy body shall putrefy
unto its innermost recesses
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and shall give off a noisome stench.
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Yea, Christ has ascended into heaven
and joined the host of angels on high.
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But not for creatures like you,
full of the basest vice,
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yearning only for carnal satisfaction.
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How dare you pester me
and mock at me to my very face?
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What audacity! What are you doing
here in my temple?