| Contents | Christe, sanctorum decus Angelorum Christ, the Fair Glory of the Holy Angels |
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This hymn, less the concluding doxology, is attributed on questionable grounds to Rabanus Maurus (776-856), a pupil of Alcuin. It is traditionally used for Laudes for the feasts of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Today, verses 2, 3, and 4 of the hymn are used for their feast on September 29.
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| CHRISTE, sanctorum decus Angelorum Rector humani generis et auctor, nobis aeternum tribue benigne scandere caelum. |
CHRIST, the fair glory of the holy Angels, Thou who hast made us, Thou who o'er us rulest, grant of Thy mercy unto us Thy servants steps up to heaven. |
| ANGELUM pacis, Michael ad istam caelitus mitte, rogitamus aulam: nobis ut crebro veniente crescant prospera cuncta. |
SEND Thy Archangel, Michael, to our succor; Peacemaker blessed, may he banish from us striving and hatred, so that for the peaceful all things may prosper. |
| ANGELUS fortis Gabriel, ut hostem pellat antiquum, volitet ab alto, saepius templum veniat ad istud visere nostrum. |
SEND Thy Archangel, Gabriel, the mighty, herald of heaven; may he from us mortals spurn the old serpent, watching o'er the temples where Thou art worshiped. |
| ANGELUM nobis medicum salutis mitte de caelis Raphael, ut omnes sanet aegrotos, pariterque nostros dirigat actus. |
SEND Thy Archangel, Raphael, the restorer of the misguided ways of men who wander, who at Thy biding strengthens soul and body with Thine anointing. |
| HINC Dei nostri Genetrix Maria, totus et nobis chorus Angelorum semper assistat, simul et beata concio tota. |
MAY the blest Mother of our God and Savior, may the assembly of the Saints in glory, may the celestial companies of Angels ever assist us. |
| PRAESTET hoc nobis Deitas beata Patris ac Nati pariterque Sancti Spiritus, cuius resonat per omnem gloria mundum. Amen. |
THIS He vouchsafe us, God forever blessed, Father eternal, Son, and Holy Spirit, whose is the glory which through all creation ever resoundeth. Amen. |
| Latin from Merril, Latin Hymns. English translation by J. Athelstan Riley (1858-1945). |
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