Decora lux aeternitatis

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The beauteous light of God's eternal majesty

Streams down in golden rays to grace this holy day

Which crowned the princes of the Apostles' glorious choir,

And unto guilty mortals showed the heavenward way.

The teacher of the world and keeper of heaven's gate,

Rome's founders twain and rulers too of every land,

Triumphant over death by sword and shameful cross,

With laurel crowned are gathered to the eternal band.

O happy Rome! who in thy martyr princes' blood,

A twofold stream, art washed and doubly sanctified.

All earthly beauty thou alone outshinest far,

Empurpled by their outpoured life-blood's glorious tide.

All honour, power, and everlasting jubilee

To Him who all things made and governs here below,

To God in essence One, and yet in persons Three,

Both now and ever, while unending ages flow.

Amen.

Decóra lux aeternitátis, áuream

Diem beátis irrigávit ígnibus,

Apostolórum quae corónat Príncipes,

Reísque in astra líberam pandit viam.

Mundi Magíster atque caeli Iánitor,

Romae paréntes arbitríque géntium,

Per ensis ille, hic per crucis victor necem,

Vitae senátum laureáti póssident.

O Roma felix, quae duórum Príncipum

Es consecráta glorióso sánguine!

Horum cruóre purpuráta céteras

Excéllis orbis una pulchritúdines.

Sit Trinitáti sempitérna glória,

Honor, potéstas atque iubilátio,

In unitáte, quae gubérnat ómnia,

Per univérsa saeculórum saécula.

Amen.