ORPUS DEI
It is the hand in action of dei
Via et epiclesis unus mysterium fidei
The hand that makes all feels great
He is God and ever is he brave
He is ever seen but not familiar
We all see it verba visibilia
It is him who owns what we see
Let’s all move in canon actionalis
I am audemus dicere I dare to say
Hesterni sumus et vestra omnia implevimus
That’s what I say because he makes me primus
I sleep and I always wait for the break of day
I don’t have to be pontifex maximus
Or be in sacerdotum to earn your trust
All I know is that all you see and know
Is orpus dei et compline complitorum
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