The Libyan Sibyl

(Sibila Libica)

He arrives as a man among mortal men,
To save the world with his own death
And passing by, to heal wounds without any balm,
To give sight to eyes, hearing to ears,
Proper movement to lame legs, without payment, without gold,
Expelling idols and the reign of death among us;
An only son, loved by his Mother,
Returned from the grave, safe and sound,
Clothed by the sun and shod by the moon,
A crown of stars circling his head.
The Maiden Mary, fairer than a zana,
Will receive her tender lad Jesus in her arms
To the envy of the Jews and the pagans
Who, plotting in council together,
Set forth to expel the lad Jesus,
Giving him no respite nor earthly place.