The Newtown bee., 1906-08-24
TOWN TOPICS. COLORADO SPRINGS dIRL. WINNING HONORs IN CALIFORNIA.

| WINNING HoNoRs IN CALIFORNIA. Friends of Miss Mabel Jencks, daugh- ter of MT and Mrs D. c. Jencks, 627 | North Wahsatch avenue, Colorado | Springs, Col, have received copies of what is said to be remarkably fine translation of the "Stabat Mater '' made by her and which was recently sung by the choral union at Claremont, Cal. where M iss Jencks now is. The l English version closely follows the Latin text, the translation being at the request of the choral union. Miss Jencks was graduated from Colorado college with the class of 1904 with tt.e A. B. degree. Miss Jencks is pleasant ly known in NewtoWn, where she passed recent winter. The tranSla tion: #.- Latin Words. I. Stabat mater dOlOrOSa- Jaxta crucem lacrymosa- Dunn pend: bat Filius- II. Cujus animam gementem- Contristantem ct dOlentem- Pertransivit'g gladiuA- o qnam tristis ct atf1icta- Fult fila benedicta-- Mater Unigenfti- Quae moerebat, ct dolebat- Et tremebat, cum videbat- Nati poenas inclyti.- Quis est homo qui non feret- Christi matrem St videret- In tanto supplicio? QuiS non pOsset cOntrtstart- Piam matrem conteRplari- DOlentem cum Fil1O? ". Pro peccatis suae gentis- Vidit Jesum in tOrmentis,- Et flagellis subditum- Vidit suum dulcem natum- MOrientem desOlatum- Dunn emisit spiritum- V. Eia, mater, fous amoris,- Me sentire vim dolOris- Fac, ut tecum lugeam.- Fac ut ardeat cor meum- In amanda Christum Deum,- Ut sibi complaceam.- VI. Sancta, Mater, istud agss,- Crucitixi fge plagas- COrde meO valide.- Tui nati vulnerati- Tam dignati pro me pati,- Poenas mecum divide Fac me were tecum flere,- Crucifixo condolere,- Donec ego vixerO.- Juxta crucem tecum stare Te libenter SOciare- In planctu desidero.- Virgo, yirginum praeclara- Mini jam non sis amara,- Fac me tecum plangere.- VII. Fac ut portem Christi mortem,- Passionis eiuS sortem,- Et plagas recolere- Fac me plagis vulnerari,- Cruce hac inebriarf- | Ob amOrem Filii.- Inflammatus ct accensus- Per te, Virgo, sim defensus- In die judicii- Fac me cruce cOstOdire,- | Morte Christi praemuniri,- Conforeri gratia.- Ouando corpus morietur,- Fac ut animae dOnetur- Paradisi gloria In sempiterna saecula.- l Amen.
 English Words.
 I. Borrowing stood the mother l WeeDinQ near the CrOSi
 Whereon her son lay dying II. In her soul, oppressed with signing Sore afflicted. full of sorrow The cruel sword hath pierced hel through. Mourningand bowed down with sorrow How she grieved! the blessed mOthel Of the only begOtten son
 In what utter grief and anguish And trembling fear did she behold
 The sufferings of her glorious Son
 III. Who could but weeI Should he behold
 Chrtst's mother in such anguishi
 Who would not be saddened alst | If he saw the loving mother Mourning with her son
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 For the sins of his own people She beheld Him racked with pain l, Tortured by the cruel scourge
 She beheld her gentle sor I Lying desolate, abandoned While he breathed his life away i, V. T, Blessed mother, fount of love May feel thy weight of sorrow | So that l may share thy gr1e1
 May my heart be all aflam. With burning love for Christ our Lord
 That with thee l may find grace
 VI.
 For this I pray, O Holy Mother
 Firmly fix upon my hear
 The wounds of the crucified one
 Suffer me to share the anguish
 And the wounds of thy dear son Who deigned for me to bear such pain Make me, with thee to feel true sorrow
 For the Crucified to mourn
 Till my days on earth are ended To stand with thee beside the cross To share with thee thy bitter grief
 This would be my fond desire
 o Virgin, blessed among virgins
 Be not bitter towards me now
 Suffer me with thee to grieve
 VII. The death of Christ may l, too, bear
 And in his passion may share
 His cruel wounds to feel afreSh
 May 1 by his stripes be wounded
 May his cross my thirst allay oA -S~k C,p,