"Jesu, Name All Names Above" Source
  • FKulash
    Posts: 87
    John Mason Neale described his hymn "Jesu, Name all names above" as a cento from the "Suppliant Canon to Jesus" ( literal translation here). I can see that regarding the first four stanzas, but not for the last two:

    5. JESU, crowned with Thorns for me,
    Scourged for my transgression,
    Witnessing, through agony,
    That Thy good confession!
    JESU, clad in purple raiment,
    For my evils making payment;
    Let not all Thy woe and pain,
    Let not Calvary, be in vain!

    6. When I reach Death's bitter sea
    And its waves roll higher,
    Help the more forsaking me
    As the storm draws nigher:
    JESU, leave me not to languish,
    Helpless, hopeless, full of anguish!
    Tell me,—"Verily I say,
    Thou shalt be with Me today!"

    Does anyone know where these two stanzas come from? Are there different versions of the canon? Are they from a completely different source?
  • Liam
    Posts: 5,245
    FWIW, the original publication by Neale doesn't appear to provide any distinction

    https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hymns_of_the_Eastern_Church_Translated_w/vVJ9HdM9uxsC?gbpv=1
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  • ServiamScores
    Posts: 2,998
    Liam, that book is full of treasures. Thanks for sharing it!
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  • Liam
    Posts: 5,245
    Google Books is an excellent resource for people here willing to navigate it.
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  • RoborgelmeisterRoborgelmeister
    Posts: 224
    Julian's Dictionary of Hymnology offers nothing that would enlighten.
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