by St. Hildegard of Bingen [1]
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| Initial D: Lion of Judah Stammheim / Hildesheim Missal (ca. 1160-70), fol. 111v. J. Paul Getty Museum |
| O successores fortissimi leonis, inter templum et altare dominantes in ministratione eius sicut angeli sonant in laudibus et sicut assunt populis in adiutorio, vos estis inter illos qui hec faciunt, semper curam habentes in officio Agni. |
Successors of the mighty Lion, between the temple and the altar commanding in his service: as angels sing in praise resounding and quicken to defend the people with their aid— so you among them as they do these things, keep ever carefully the office of the Lamb. |
