Matutinum - Hymnus
31 May, 2025
Hymnus
1. Veni, præcélsa Dómina;
1. Come, Most Excellent Lady;
María, tu nos vísita,
Maria, you visit us
Quæ Jam cognátæ dómui
You, who once brought so much joy
Tantum portásti gáudii.
To our joint home.
2. Veni, juvámen sǽculi,
2. Come, helper of the world,
Sordes aufer piáculi,
Remove the filth of guilt and,
Ac visitándo pópulum
Visiting people,
Pœnæ tolle perículum.
Remove the danger of punishment.
3. Veni, stella, lux márium,
3. Come, star, light of the seas,
Infúnde pacis rádium;
Infuse a ray of peace;
Rege quodcúmque dévium,
Straighten all that is crooked,
Da vitam innocéntium.
Grant an innocent life.
4. Veni, precámur, vísites
4. Come, we beg you, to visit
Nobísque vires róbores
Us and strengthen our forces with
Virtúte sacri ímpetus,
The power of sacred ardor,
Ne fluctuétur ánimus.
So that the soul does not faint.
5. Veni, virga regálium,
5. Come, whip of princes,
Reduc fluctus errántium
Make the agitation of the wanderers
Ad unitátem fídei,
Return to the unity of faith,
In qua salvántur cǽlici.
In which the saints are saved.
6. Veni, tecúmque Fílium
6. Come, let us forever
Laudémus in perpétuum,
Praise you with your Son,
Cum Patre et Sancto Spíritu,
With the Father, and with the Holy Spirit,
Qui nobis dent auxílium.
That they may give us help.
Amen.
Amen.