Ecquis binas columbinas

This evocative Latin hymn, attributed to an anonymous composer, offers a profound meditation on divine love and salvation. Sung by an SATB choir, it expresses a deep yearning for spiritual refuge and transformation. The text speaks of the soul seeking the "wings of doves" to fly to the "loving palm of the cross," finding solace in Christ's wounds. It pleads for the heart to be ignited by divine love, consumed by heavenly fire, and to remain with Jesus, living in His presence. The final verses invoke the "happy scars" and blood of Christ, asking to be made His soldier and to find an eternal dwelling in His wounded heart, a place of rest and ultimate union with divine glory.