Vesperas - Hymnus
29 August, 2022
Hymnus
1. Præcéssor almus grátiæ
1. O John, precursor of grace,
Et veritátis Angelus,
Messenger of Truth,
Lucérna Christi et perpétis
Lamp of Christ
Evangelísta lúminis.
And evangelist of his eternal light.
2. Prophetíæ præcónia,
2. You composed a prophetic song
Quæ voce, vita et áctibus
With your voice, your life and your works,
Cantáverat, hæc ástruit
That your holy death
Mortis sacræ signáculo.
Was in charge of confirming.
3. Nam nascitúrum sǽculis,
3. Well, in the same way that, at birth,
Nascéndo quem prævénerat,
You anticipated the one who came to the world
Sed et datórem próprii
And you later designated him
Monstráverat baptísmatis,
As Author of Baptism.
4. Hujúsce mortem innóxiam,
4. The death of the innocent
Qua vita mundo est réddita,
Who brought life back to the world,
Signat sui præságio
You foreshadowed it by the sign of his blood,
Baptísta martyr sánguinis.
Baptist martyr.
5. Præsta, Pater piíssime,
5. Grant us, O Father,
Sequi Joánnis sémitas,
To follow the path of John
Metámus ut pleníssime
And so we may reap
Ætérna Christi múnera.
The eternal gifts of Christ.
Amen.
Amen.