OUTLINE - Notre Dame University

Céline Eid: My Prayer
Oh little white Lamb among cruel wolves!
I am an imposter.
I am a Judas.
I am a Peter denying his master.
The Romans scorned your majesty,
As You held my burdens on the Cross,
And as my lusty thorns pinched Your divine head.
My hands hammered those nails,
Which pierced Your wounds.
I fed Your thirst with vinegar,
But You shed Your blood like wine
To wipe my sins and purge my human soul.
Oh little white Lamb among cruel wolves!
To You I fly,
And like a baby I crawl
To rest in your fatherly arms,
As I feed on Your sacred body
And quench my thirsty spirit
With Your sacred blood.
Roula El Ghourayeb: Elegy to my Aunt
The dispossession of a special age,
The deprivation of a person’s health,
The turning point of the last page
Is an ugly demon called Death.
A pale horse comes one day to take away
A mother whose children begged her to stay.
She left this world to meet with Christ
And to take care of her children all day and night.
She went to guard all of them from above
And to spray them with her divine love.
So many undone things were deserted;
So many unsaid words were aborted.
Five little girls and a lonely father?
Lord! How hard is the loss of a mother!
Rita Hleilel: Love Song
Are you still asking me what to you I mean,
Are you still searching for an answer
When you are my only care,
And your smile to that of kings I would prefer,
And when hours by your side
Are seconds in my sight?
Are you still asking what to you I mean?
Are you still searching in the depth of the sea?
When your sadness becomes mine,
And your happiness makes me feel fine,
And when your presence gives meaning to my life,
You need not ask or for an answer strive.
If you still ask if your love I’ll deny,
You are a fool, for I am yours till I die.
Nelly Kmeid: Happy Silent Night
Silent night!
You cannot not make me sleepy;
Emotions are boiling in my soul;
And happiness fills me.
I want to jump, to run, to play;
I feel like a baby on a bright day,
My heart so fast is beating;
And emotions in me are dancing.
Far shining stars swaying in the calm dark sky!
Agreeable moon fluctuating in this splendid calm
night!
And soft musical breeze! Are you as happy as I am?
Oh! Gorgeous harmony! What a wonderful sight!
Oh! Tranquil and melodious night!
Thy beauty mirrors my joyful days.
Magical nature! In you the work of God lies.
For these lovely moments to Him my gratitude flies.
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