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Celtic Lyrics Corner > Artists & Groups > Méav Ní Mhaolchatha > A Celtic Journey > Dante's Prayer
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| Flos Carmeli | Flower of Carmel |
| Vitis florigera | Tall vine blossoming laden |
| Splendor caeli | Splendor of heaven |
| Virgo puerpera | Child-bearing yet maiden |
| Singularis | None equals thee |
| Mater mitis | Mother so tender |
| Sed viri nescia | Who no man didst know |
| Carmelitis | On Carmel's children |
| Esto propitia | Thy favors bestow |
| Stella maris | Star of the sea |
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When the dark wood fell before me And all the paths were overgrown When the priests of pride say there is no other way I tilled the sorrows of stone |
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I did not believe because I could not see Though you came to me in the night When the dawn seemed forever lost You showed me your love in the light of the stars |
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Chorus: Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea When the dark night seems endless Please remember me |
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Then the mountain rose before me By the deep well of desire From the fountain of forgiveness Beyond the ice and the fire |
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Though we share this humble path alone How fragile is the heart Oh give these clay feet wings to fly To touch the face of the stars |
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Breathe life into this feeble heart Lift this mortal veil of fear Take these crumbled hopes etched with tears We'll rise above these earthly cares |
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| Please remember me... | |
| Flos Carmeli | Flower of Carmel |
| Vitis florigera | Tall vine blossoming laden |
| Splendor caeli | Splendor of heaven |
| Virgo puerpera | Child-bearing yet maiden |
| Singularis | None equals thee |
| Singularis | None equals thee |
