“Reveal Thy presence,
And let the vision and Thy beauty kill me,
Behold the malady
Of love is incurable
Except in Thy presence and before Thy face. ~ 11”

Spiritual Canticle of The Soul and The Bridegroom

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Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint 1542–1591

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