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“On the Communion of the Three Persons” by Saint John of the Cross 🇪🇸 (24 Jun 1542 – 14 Dec 1591)
Translated from the Spanish by Ivan M. Granger
Born of the limitless love
flooding from them both,
the Father sang words
of celebration to the Son,
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Words of such sweet delight
none can truly know.
In his solitude the Son rejoiced,
whispered as they were for him alone.
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Here, though, is the sum
of what in secret was said:
—“Nothing, my Son, satisfies me,
save your company.”
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“When a thing is sweet,
through you alone do I taste it.
The more of you I savor,
the more do I smile.”
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“What is unlike you,
is flavorless to me.
You alone are my joy,
life of my life!”
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“You are the fire of my fire,
my knowing.
You are the form of my substance.
In you am I well pleased.”
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“Whoever gives his love to you, my Son,
to him I give myself.
Him I fill
with the love I feel for you
just for making you beloved,
my Beloved.”