Adam of Saint Victor

Adam of Saint Victor (Latin: Adamus Sancti Victoris; c. 1068 – 1146) was a prolific composer and poet of Latin hymns. Quotes Verbi vere substantivi, Caro cum sit in declivi    Temporis angustiâ, In æternis verbum annis Permanere, nos Johannis    Docet theologia. That substantive Word, united To the flesh, and therein plighted    To a life of misery sore; Him to be the co-eternal, John's theology supernal    Testifieth evermore. Verbi vere substantivi, st. 1 (tr. John Mason Neale, 1867) Dum Magistri super pectus Fontem haurit intellectûs    Et doctrinæ flumina, Fiunt, ipso situ loci, Verbo fides, auris voci,    Mens Deo contermina. Unde mentis per excessus, Carnis, sensûs super gressus    Errorumque nubila, Contra veri solis lumen Visum cordis et acumen    Figit velut aquila. As the loved disciple sinkethOn his Master's breast, and drinkethWisdom's fount and learning's stream,  From a posture so endearingWord and faith, and speech and hearing,  Mind and God, converging seem.By the flights of thought thence taken, —Flesh and carnal sense forsaken, —  Far o'er error's cloudy night,Eagle-like, by observation,The true Sun's illumination,  Keeps his keen-eyed heart in sight. Verbi vere substantivi, sts. 2–3 (tr. Digby S. Wrangham, 1881) External links John Mason Neale, Mediaeval Hymns and Sequences, 2nd ed. (London: Joseph Masters, 1867) Digby S. Wrangham, The Liturgical Poetry of Adam of St. Vincent (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co., 1881) vol. 1, p. 194 Canon Benham, St. John and His Work (London: J. M. Dent & Co.; Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1904) p. 96 Category:Hymnwriters Category:Authors from France