The mercy of the Lord I will sing forever

josephw · Post by **josephw** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:26 am

The mercy of the Lord I will sing forever,
Before all the people will I sing it,
For it is God's greatest attribute
And for us an unending miracle.

You gush forth from the Divine Trinity,
But from one single womb filled with love.
The mercy of the Lord will be revealed in the soul
In all its fullness, when the veil falls.

From the fountain of Your mercy, O Lord,
Flows all happiness and life,
And thus, all creatures and the whole of creation
Sing out in ecstasy a song of mercy.

The bowels of God's mercy are opened for us
Through the life of Jesus, stretched on the Cross.
O sinner, you must not doubt or despair,
But trust in mercy, for you also can become holy.

Two streams in the form of rays
Have gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus,
Not for Angels, nor Cherubim, nor Seraphim,
But for the salvation of sinful man.

Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, 522

KarlB · Post by **KarlB** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:18 pm

I haven't seen her diary entries parsed as poetry before.. but a lot have poetic attributes.

Johnna · Post by **Johnna** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:59 pm

The particular passage quoted above IS parsed as poetry in the diary. It is not a paraphrase. I guess she was inspired to write that. God can work in mysterious ways.