151. Advent—Vespers
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Creator alme siderum. |
CREATOR of the starry pole, |
| Saviour of all who live, |
| And light of every faithful soul, |
| Jesu, these prayers receive. |
Who sooner than our foe malign |
| Should triumph, from above |
| Didst come, to be the medicine |
| Of a sick world, in love; |
And the deep wounds to cleanse and cure |
| Of a whole race, didst go, |
| Pure Victim, from a Virgin pure, |
| The bitter Cross unto. {263} |
Who hast a Name, and hast a Power, |
| The height and depth to sway, |
| And Angels bow, and devils cower, |
| In transport or dismay; |
Thou too shalt be our Judge at length; |
| Lord, in Thy grace bestow |
| Thy weapons of celestial strength, |
| And snatch us from the foe. |
Honour and glory, power and praise, |
| To Father, and to Son, |
| And Holy Ghost, be paid always, |
| The Eternal Three in One. |