Hymnus
Ætérne rex altíssime, redémptor et fidélium, quo mors solúta déperit, datur triúmphus grátiæ,
Scandis tribúnal déxteræ Patris tibíque cæ ́ litus fertur potéstas ómnium, quæ non erat humánitus,
Ut trina rerum máchina cæléstium, terréstrium et inferórum cóndita, flectat genu iam súbdita.
That so, in nature's triple frame, Each heavenly and each earthly name, And things in hells abyss abhorred, May bend the knee and own Him Lord.
Tremunt vidéntes ángeli versam vicem mortálium; culpat caro, purgat caro, regnat caro Verbum Dei.
Tu, Christe, nostrum gáudium, manens perénne præ ́ mium, mundi regis qui fábricam, mundána vincens gáudia.
Hinc te precántes quǽsumus, ignósce culpis ómnibus et corda sursum súbleva ad te supérna grátia,
To Thee we therefore humbly pray That Thou wouldst purge our sins away, And draw our hearts by cords of grace To Thy celestial dwelling-place.
Ut, cum rubénte cœ́peris clarére nube iúdicis, pœnas repéllas débitas, reddas corónas pérditas.
So when the Judgment day shall come, And all must rise to meet their doom, Thou wilt remit the debts we owe, And our lost crowns again bestow.
Iesu, tibi sit glória, qui scandis ad cæléstia, cum Patre et almo Spíritu, in sempitérna saecula. Amen.
