Chant from the Ancient

Free Verse on Gregorian Chant

A voice from the ancient Gentle as a whisper Deeper beyond ocean Magnetic to every soul

My soul being summoned A quiet tear or two Wrinkles on my heart Soothe, with every single mystic note

Monica’s tears Augustine’s metanoia Wojtyła’s labor camp Pio’s stigmata

Beauty of Latin My worldly senses comprehend not A chant for the soul Ever ancient, ever new

Pange Lingua Adoration through Gregorian chant Fading away my worldly vanity and pride Soaking in a monastic mood…

P.S. Link to my all-time favorite: St. Thomas Aquinas’ Pange Lingua, chanted by Patrick Lenk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUxmlNJruBc.