• Although this poem first appeared in a collection of Bernard's works, it is now usually attributed to Arnulf of Leuven.
Prostrate, see Thy cross I grasp,
And Thy pierced feet I clasp;
Gracious Jesus, spurn me not;
On me, with compassion fraught,
Let Thy glances fall.
From thy cross of agony,
My Beloved, look on me;
Turn me wholly unto Thee;
"Be thou whole," say openly,
"I forgive thee all."
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Prostrate, see Thy cross I grasp,
And Thy pierced feet I clasp;
Gracious Jesus, spurn me not;
On me, with compassion fraught,
Let Thy glances fall.
From thy cross of agony,
My Beloved, look on me;
Turn me wholly unto Thee;
"Be thou whole," say openly,
"I forgive thee all."" in the context of ""Salve Mundi Salutare", trans. in Elizabeth Rundle Charles, Te Deum Laudamus (1858); 5th ed. (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1897), pp. 180–181
• Although this poem first appeared in a collection of Bernard's works, it is now usually attributed to Arnulf of Leuven." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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