OclilcnschJacgcr's Hakoii Jarl 49 



List ! Gentle tones are wafted from the ships. 

 How sweetly float upon the level sea 

 Those pious chants ! Adieu ; I haste to join 

 ]\ly master in the woods. Remember well 

 Your part. 



Jostcin. We '11 not forget. 



Carlshozcd. The ship's at rest. 



And see, the king descends, and now his men. 

 And priests. And look, he spreads to all the winds 

 The scarlet flag with cross of purest white. 



Jostcin. The scarlet groundwork stands for heroism, 

 The cross for Christian peace and innocence. 

 They now approach. Come let us walk aside. [Exeunt. 



Olaf enters with the large banner in his hand; he is followed by his 

 warriors and priests. The latter sing: 



Coeli Dens sanctissime, 

 Qui hicidas inuiidi plagas 

 Candorc pingis ignco, 

 Augens dccoro lumitie! 



Infunde nunc, piissime! 

 Doniim percnnis gratiae, 

 Fraudis novae nc casibus 

 A'os error atterat vetus. 



E.vpclle noctem cordium! 

 Absterge sordes mcntinm! 

 Resolve culpae vinrulniii! 

 Everte moles criminuml 



O tu, sole serenior, 

 Et balsamo siiavior, 

 Veni, vcni. rex optime, 

 Pater immensae gloriae!^ 



Olaf. [Raises the banner and plants it firnily in the soU.y^ 

 And thus I plant the Christian banner, deep 



^The following is a translation of the Danish of these stanzas: 

 The dark of night shall disappear, 

 ' O Lord of Heaven, when thou art near. 



The inky clouds shall pass away 

 All hail, Redeemer, hail thy day. 



The icy North shall soon be stirred 

 By loving shafts from thine own word. 

 Thy servant, strong in heaven's might, 

 Shall put the heathen gods to flight. 



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