Martyrs of Barbastro

Lyrics: Bishop Pedro Casaldaliga, CMF Music: John & Jane Kubal

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1. Bright - er than the ris - ing sun on the al - tar of the
2. In your death you cel - ebrate Christ the King, His Word, His
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moun - tain, you hold forth the light of God that springs
mem - 'ry. Ev - er at His side you die, em - blems

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from e - ter - nal foun - tains. Mar - tyrs of Bar -
of His love and mer - cy. Mar - tyrs of Bar -

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bas - tro go - ing on the way of the cross,
bas - tro march - ing with a cad - ence of song.

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con - quer - ers with Je - sus; bro- thers in - the hol - o -

Mis - sion - ers so faith - ful to the king-dom of glo - ry be -

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caust. O - ver a peo - ple torn in two,
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you pour God's peace in the pour - ing out
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of your blood.

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3. Bro - thers of Cla - ret you die, words of par - don bold - ly
4. Teach us to live lives like yours. Give us strong and last - ing
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spo - ken; Sons of Ma - ry's Heart so young, spi - rits
voic - es. Call our young to the same re - solve with no

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strong and ne - ver bro - ken. Mar - tyrs of Bar -
com - pro - mis - ing choic - es. Mar - tyrs of Bar -

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bas - tro for the love of your bro - thers and Spain;
bas - tro shout - ing "Vi - va Cris - to Rey,"

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with that dream of pas - sion, you give life to the Church through your
now the saints of hea- ven with the Church here on earth sing your

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pain. Sing - - - your praise,

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sing your praise.