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approach of death glorious and the
moment of death our personal
triumph in sacrifice.
Sweet Jesus, let us live in the spirit
of the Cross and the Mass that we
may die in the Faith of Christ and in
His companionship. Let us resist
temptation firmly, accept our crosses
bravely and win the ultimate triumph
in death.
We offer the Sacrifice of Christ to His
heavenly Father upon the Cross of the
altar of our lives and at the hour of
our death. Near the Cross and the Altar,
we are safe and happy. In life and in
death, the Cross and the Altar are our
bulwark, our very Heaven on earth!
GIVE ME SOULS! Ask what Thou wilt, 0 dearest Lord,
I will deny Thee nothing; but give me
only countless souls for Thee before I
die. Let others pray about themselves,
Thy Grace leads many ways; let Thy
Spirit in me pray: A life-long sorrow,
if Thou wilt, or sharp enduring pain;
all is light if souls for Thee, might be
the precious gain. Tears will be sweet,
for Thou has wept, and blood if need
be; no cost is too great to purchase souls, 0 dearest Lord for Thee.
Whatever the price may be, 0 Lord, this grace to me impart; souls
from the world, set free from sin, souls for Thy Sacred Heart!
Count not the cost, you chosen ones,
at which souls must be purchased;
Cost what it may, to the Heart of Jesus,
the others must be bought.
With all that we love and with life itself,
Oh! What a joy to part, to satisfy the burning
thirst of Jesus' Sacred Heart!
Let us be Christ-bearers, carrying Christ into the whole world!