From the Latin by John Mason Neale
   [The poem De Contemptu Mundi was written by Bernard de Morlaix, Monk of Cluni. The translation following is of a portion of the poem distinguished by the sub-title “Laus Patriæ Cœlestis.”]

THE WORLD is very evil,
  The times are waxing late;
Be sober and keep vigil,
  The Judge is at the gate,—
The Judge that...