Oh, Tenderness of Jesus; verily,
A path Thou makest through the stormy sea,
E'en in the hearts of sinners. Thou didst see
In that poor Leper-Child a soul to be
Ransomed and cleansed, in Paradise with Thee.
And Mary-Advocate; how gracefully
Hangs on Thy Will her prayer; it lives through Thee.
All her kind intercession comes from Thee
Whose Will it is, that prayer shall ever be
The golden link uniting us with Thee.
Thy Will her soul reflects. Oh, truly she
Thy Mouthpiece is, and therefore, tenderly
Thy favour she entreats. Ah, verily,
Here lies the secret of the mystery
Which forms the knot of Dual-unity.
God is with Man united. This will be
The true solution of this Mystery:
For in the Soul of Jesus we may see
Those separate Wills distinct, yet perfectly
Each with the other blending, endlessly.
The God-Man is our Principle; and He
In such wise perfected Humanity
That in each soul, like His, there needs must be
A human and Divine concordancy,
Fruition meet of future bliss - to be.
Union of strength with weakness - gloriously
Hath Jesus this accomplished; yea, we see
In Him the triumph of Humanity:
For not by Strength Divine alone did He
The battle win, reversing God's decree;
But that God's Will in us unendingly
And with fruition may accomplished be,
The human will's responsibility
Must live in action, and reformed be
Through the sweet force of Dual-unity.
- text taken from Mary: The Perfect Woman, by Emily Mary Shapcote