Jesu, Redeemer of the World

Jesu

Re­deem­er of the world!

Who

ere the ear­li­est dawn of light

Wast from eter­nal ag­es born

Immense in glo­ry as in might.

Immortal hope of all man­kind!

In whom the Fa­ther’s face we see;

Hear Thou the pray­ers Thy peo­ple pour

This day through­out the world to Thee.

Remember

O Cre­at­or Lord!

That in the vir­gin’s sac­red womb

Thou wast con­ceived

and of her flesh

Didst our mor­tal­ity as­sume.

This ev­er blest re­cur­ring day

Its wit­ness bears

that all alone

From Thy own Fa­ther’s bo­som forth

To save the world Thou cam­est down.

O Day! to which the seas and sky

And earth and Heav’n

glad wel­come sing;

O Day! which healed our mi­se­ry

And brought on earth sal­va­tion’s king.

We too

O Lord

who have been cleansed

In Thy own fount of blood di­vine

Offer the trib­ute of sweet song

On this blest na­tal day of Thine.

O Je­su! born of vir­gin bright

Immortal glo­ry be to Thee;

Praise to the Fa­ther in­fi­nite

And Ho­ly Ghost eter­nal­ly.