Veni Redemptor Gentium
| VENI, redemptor gentium, ostende partum Virginis; miretur omne saeculum: talis decet partus Deum. | O COME, Redeemer of the earth, and manifest thy virgin-birth. Let every age in wonder fall: such birth befits the God of all. |
| Non ex virili semine, sed mystico spiramine Verbum Dei factum est caro fructusque ventris floruit. | Begotten of no human will but of the Spirit, Thou art still the Word of God in flesh arrayed, the promised fruit to man displayed. |
| Alvus tumescit Virginis, claustrum pudoris permanet, vexilla virtutum micant, versatur in templo Deus. | The Virgin's womb that burden gained, its virgin honor still unstained. The banners there of virtue glow; God in his temple dwells below. |
| Procedat e thalamo suo, pudoris aula regia, geminae gigas substantiae alacris ut currat viam. | Proceeding from His chamber free that royal home of purity a giant in twofold substance one, rejoicing now His course to run. |
| Aequalis aeterno Patri, carnis tropaeo cingere, infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti. | O equal to the Father, Thou! gird on Thy fleshly mantle now; the weakness of our mortal state with deathless might invigorate. |
| Praesepe iam fulget tuum lumenque nox spirat novum, quod nulla nox interpolet fideque iugi luceat. | Thy cradle here shall glitter bright, and darkness breathe a newer light where endless faith shall shine serene and twilight never intervene. |
| Sit, Christe, rex piissime, tibi Patrique gloria cum Spiritu Paraclito, in sempiterna saecula. Amen. | All praise, eternal Son, to Thee, whose advent sets Thy people free, whom, with the Father, we adore, and Holy Ghost, for evermore. Amen. | <>
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