For the Holy Souls

I know this is a day late, but we have a whole week to get indulgences for them, so why not poems? 

  FOR THE HOLY SOULS 

Let light eternal on them shine

With all the holy Saints benign; 

Hear Thou our prayer, O Lord divine: 

Dona eis requiem. 

Let Thy dear souls, who burn in fire 

Of sorrow and of great desire 

 Be freed from pain and grief so dire! 

Dona eis requiem. 

O Lord, their love and longing see 

And from their suffering set them free, 

In heaven's joy to join with Thee. 

Dona eis requiem.

They suffer for their debt of sin 

The purgatorial flames within, 

And strive Thy light at last to win. 

Dona eis requiem. 

 They love Thee, Lord - Thou knowest this!

O bring them home from sin's abyss, 

And grant to them Thy peace and bliss!

Dona eis requiem. 

           —Inés de Erausquin