Creator Alme Siderum

A hymn for vespers during Advent.

Creator alme siderum,	Loving Creator of the stars,
Aeterna lux credentium,	Eternal Light of believers,
Jesu, Redemptor omnium,	O Jesus, Redeemer of all,
Intende votis supplicum.	attend to the prayers of suppliants.
Qui daemonis ne fraudibus	Who, so that no fraud of a demon
Periret orbis, impetu	would destroy the world, impelled
Amoris actus, languidi	by an act of love, for a feeble
Mundi medela factus es.	world became the remedy.
Commune qui mundi nefas	Who, for the common sinfulness of the world
Ut expiares, ad crucem,	to be expiated, went to the cross,
E Virginis sacrario	from the sanctuary of the Virgin
Intacta prodis victima.	untouched, went as a sacrificial victim.
Cujus potestas gloriae	Of Whose glorious power,
Nomenque quum primum sonat,	as soon as the Name sounds,
Et coelites et inferi	both celestial and infernal beings
Tremente curvantur genu.	bend a trembling knee.
Te deprecamur, ultime	Humbly we beseech thee, Last
Magnum diei judicem,	Day's great Judge,
Armis supernae gratiae	by force of arms of heavenly grace,
Defende nos ab hostibus.	defend us from the enemy.
Virtus, honor, laus, gloria,	Virtue, honor, praise, and glory,
Deo Patri cum Filio,	to God the Father with the Son,
Sancto simul Paraclito,	at the same time, the holy Paraclete,
In saeculorum saecula.	for ever and ever.
Amen.	Amen.