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*The life that flowered in Carmel’s shade, *
*Yielding a fragrant-scented grace, *
*Is crowned in heaven, a bud of light *
*Washed in the radiance from God’s face. *
*Margaret, you blaze with charity *
*Among those weaving virgin choirs *
*Who, for reward, follow the Lamb *
*Singing the love his name inspires. *
*Help us to catch that same love’s fire *
*That, lit with the interior flame, *
*we find our life, our peace, our joy, *
*All things in Christ and in his name. *
*Help us deserve the Father’s gifts, *
*tasting eternity and heaven *
*In the unclouded source of joy *
*From whom alone all gifts are given. *
*Open your hearts to take the life *
*Which his renewing Spirit pours, *
*Life that returns the Father’s love *
*with the same freedom it restores. *
*So even on earth we come to know *
*God’s Trinity by God’s own grace, *
*Happy, like you, for evermore *
*To sing his glory and his praise. *
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