4. Thou didst within the narrow womb discern The King in that his chamber lie concealed; Each parent her Son’s dignity in turn To each revealed. 5. Sit decus Patri, genitaeque Proli, Et tibi, compar utriusque virtus, Spiritus semper, Deus unus, omni Temporis aevo. 5. Now whilst Heaven’s citizens proclaim thy praise God ever One and yet coequal Three For pardon we our suppliant voices raise Redeemed by Thee! Tr. J. D. Chambers. Stanzas 6-13 omitted. IX. _Veni creator spiritus_ 1. Veni creator Spiritus Mentes tuorum visita, Imple superna gratia, Quae tu creasti pectora. 1. Creator-spirit, all-Divine, Come, visit every soul of thine, And fill with thy celestial flame The hearts which thou thyself didst frame. 2. Qui Paraclitus diceris, Donum Dei altissimi, Fons vivus, ignis, caritas, Et spiritalis unctio. 2. O gift of God, thine is the sweet Consoling name of Paraclete— And spring of life and fire and love And unction flowing from above. 3. Tu septiformis munere, Dextrae Dei tu digitus, Tu rite promisso Patris Sermone ditas guttura. 3. The mystic sevenfold gifts are thine, Finger of God’s right hand divine; The Father’s promise sent to teach The tongue a rich and heavenly speech. 4. Accende lumen sensibus, Infunde amorem cordibus, Infirma nostri corporis Virtute firmans perpeti. 4. Kindle with fire brought from above Each sense, and fill our hearts with love; And grant our flesh, so weak and frail, The strength of thine which cannot fail. 5. Hostem repellas longius, Pacemque dones protinus, Ductore sic te praevio Vitemus omne noxium. 5. Drive far away our deadly foe, And grant us thy true peace to know; So we, led by thy guidance still, May safely pass through every ill. 6. Da gaudiorum praemia, Da gratiarum munera, Dissolve litis vincula, Adstringe pacis foedera. 6. To us, through Thee, the grace be shown To know the Father and the Son; And Spirit of them both, may we Forever rest our faith in Thee. 7. Per te sciamus, da, Patrem, Noscamus atque Filium, Te utriusque Spiritum Credamus omni tempore. 7. To Sire and Son be praises meet, And to the Holy Paraclete; And may Christ send us from above That Holy Spirit’s gift of love. 8. Sit laus Patri cum Filio, Sancto simul Paraclito, Nobisque mittat Filius Charisma sancti Spiritus. Tr. J. A. Aylward X. _Deus immensa trinitas_ (Mozarabic, Common of Saints) 1. Deus, immensa trinitas, Unita semper gloria, Pater, Christe, Paraclite, Rerum invicte Domine. 1. O glorious immensity And one eternal Trinity, Father and Comforter and Word, Of all that is, unconquered Lord, 2. Qui largitatem muneris Quo praestasti martyri, Cuius festa votissima, Quam celebramus hodie.