POEMS OF ADORATION POEMS OF ADORATION BY MICHAEL FIELD SANDS & CO. LONDON & EDINBURGH CONTENTS POEMS OF ADORATION PAGE DESOLATION 1 ENTBEHREN SOLLST DU 3 FREGIT 5 SICUT PARVULI 6 AURUM, THUS, ET MYRRHA--ALLELUIA! 7 HOLY COMMUNION 8 OF SILENCE 9 REAL PRESENCE 11 FROM THE HIGHWAY 13 “THAT HE SHOULD TASTE DEATH FOR EVERY MAN” 14 NIMIS HONORATI SUNT 16 BLESSED ARE THE BEGGARS 17 THE BLESSED SACRAMENT 19 THE BLESSED SACRAMENT 20 COLUMBA MEA 22 VIRGO POTENS 23 ANOTHER LEADETH THEE 25 THE GARDEN OF LAZARUS 28 HOLY CROSS 30 PURGATORY 31 FORTITUDO EGENIS 32 PAX VOBISCUM 33 PURISSIMÆ VIRGINI SACELLUM 34 IN THE BEGINNING 36 AN ANTIPHONY OF ADVENT 37 ANNUNCIATIONS 40 STONES OF THE BROOK 41 RELICS 43 ON CAUCASUS 47 IN THE SEA 49 “COMMUNICANTES ET MEMORIAM VENERANTES ... JOANNIS ET PAULI” 52 IN MONTE FANNO 55 MACRINUS AGAINST TREES 57 PASCHAL’S MASS 59 A SNOW-CAVE 61