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Quotation from Ecclesiastical History of the English People by Bede
“And I beseech Thee, good Jesus, that to whom Thou hast graciously granted sweetly to drink in the words of Thy knowledge, Thou wilt also vouchsafe in Thy loving-kindness that he may one day come to Thee, the Fountain of all wisdom, and appear for ever before Thy face.”
Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Book V, Chapter XXIV (closing prayer), trans. A. M. Sellar
The prayer with which Bede ends the History after listing his works.
Citation: "And I beseech Thee, good Jesus, that to whom Thou hast graciously granted sweetly to drink in the words of Thy knowledge, Thou wilt also vouchsafe in Thy loving-kindness that he may one day come to Thee, the Fountain of all wisdom, and appear for ever before Thy face." — Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Book V, Chapter XXIV (closing prayer), trans. A. M. Sellar. (id bede-ecclesiastical-history-q8)
Portrait: The Venerable Bede translates John 1902, James Doyle Penrose, Public domain.
