The Praises of That Saint We Sing

The praises of that saint we sing,
To whom all lands their tribute bring,
Who with indomitable heart,
Bore throughout life true woman’s heart.

Restraining every froward sense
By gentle bonds of abstinence,
With prayer her hungry souls she fed,
And thus to heavenly joys hath sped.

King Christ, from Whom all virtue springs,
Who only doest wondrous things,
As now to Thee she kneels in prayer,
In mercy our petitions hear.

All praise to God the Father be,
All praise, eternal Son, to Thee;
Whom with the Spirit we adore
Forever and forevermore.

Author: Unknown

This appears to be an English translation of a medieval Latin office hymn for a female saint (likely St. Margaret of Antioch or similar virgin-martyr). The original Latin author is unknown; the translation style suggests 19th-century Anglican or Roman Catholic hymnal editors such as those associated with Hymns Ancient and Modern, but no single definitive author is credited in standard sources.