Consolator most mild， the promis'd one advancing，

With gentle hand extended， the mightier God am I，

Foretold by prophets and poets in their most rapt prophecies

and poems，

From this side， lo！ the Lord Christ gazes - lo！ Hermes I -

lo！ mine is Hercules' face，

All sorrow， labor， suffering， I， tallying it， absorb