Thou, Francis bar'st the marks of Christ,
O father to the poor and least:
In living thou hast conquered world,
and flesh, and devil constantly.

R. Now throned in glory do protect
All who of thee thy gifts request,
And in all danger graciously
thy helping power e'er bestow.

V. Enraptured by the love of Christ,
the Lord's own wounds didst worthy bear
Upon thy flesh, O heavenly Saint,
That thou didst merit to receive.

It's in meter and accents right. Perhaps you don't need that...

No, that's the old past tense. As in, "Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth."

Although I suppose it would be true in the present tense, as well. So there's a choice.

Haha! that's great! I think the Gather version must be something they sang at a papal mass this week.

I didn't actually need it in versified form, but now that you did it, I might set it to the chant tune. Thanks so much!

Seven years on, and I finally put both the original Latin and Nihil's English translation into GABC. PDF files from Source and Summit editor are also attached.

supertitle:;
title:Francisce, Christi signifer. ;
subtitle:(Responsorum ex libris Italiae);
text-left:;
text-right:;
annotation:7.;
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(c3)Fran(e)cís(fvED')ce,(e) Chri(f')sti(e) sí(fgwhg)gni(fe)fer,(e.) (,)
Mi(g)nó(iji')rum(h) pa(gf)ter(e) (z) páu(f')pe(d)rum,(e.) (;)
Qui(g) car(i')nem,(i) mun(j)dum,(i) daé(h')mo(g)nem,(fge.) (,)
Vi(e)vens(fvED') vi(e)(z)cí(f)sti(e) iú(fgwhg)gi(fe)ter(e.) (::) (Z)

R/ In(i) cae(j')lis(i) re(j')gnans(h) pró(ijwk)te(j)ge(i.) (,)
Qui(g) tu(ij)a(i) po(h')scunt(f) mú(g')ne(f)ra(e.) (;) (z)
Et(i) cun(j')ctis(k) in(l) per(kj)í(i)cu(j)lis(i.) (,)
Be(i)ní(g')gnus(h) o(gf)pem(e) trí(fgwhg)bu(fe)e(e.) (::) (Z)

V/ A(e)mó(fvED')re(e) Chri(f')sti(e) Dó(fgwhg)mi(fe)ni(e.) (,)
Suc(g)cén(iji')sus(h) e(gf)ius(e) vúl(f')ne(d)ra(e.) (;) (z)
In(g) car(i')ne(i) tu(j)a(i) caé(h')li(g)tus(fge.) (,)
Di(e)gnus(fvED') fu(e)í(f')sti ac(e)cí(fgwhg)pe(fe)re.(e.) (::) (Z)

R/ In(i) cae(j')lis.(i) (::)
V/ Gló(e)ri(g)a(h) Pa(ij)tri,(i') et(i) Fí(i)li(gh)o,(i.) (,) et(i) Spi(g)rí(h')tu(g)i(fe) (z) San(fgwhg)cto.(fe..) (::)
R/ In(i) cae(j')lis.(i) (::)


supertitle:;
title:Francisce, Christi signifer;
subtitle:Responsory from Italian books;
text-left:Tr. Sean Connolly, 2015;
text-right:Ed. David O'Donnell, 2022;
annotation:7.;
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(c3)Thou,(e) Fran(fvED')cis(e) bar'st(f') the(e) marks(fgwhg) of(fe) Christ,(e.) (,)
O(g) fa(iji')ther(h) to(gf) the(e) poor(f') and(d) least:(e.) (;)
In(g) life(i') hast(i) thou(j) con(i)quered(h') the(g) world,(fge.) (,)
the(e) flesh,(fvED') the(e) dev(f)il,(e) con(fgwhg)stant(fe)ly.(e.) (::) (Z)

R/ Now(i) throned(j') in(i) glo(j')ry(h) do(ijwk) pro(j)tect(i.) (,)
All(g) who(ij) of(i) thee(h') thy(f) gifts(g') re(f)quest,(e.) (;)
And(i) in(j') all(k) dan(l)ger(kj) gra(i)cious(j)ly(i.)
thy(i) help(g')ing(h) pow(gf)er(e) e'er(fgwhg) be(fe)stow.(e.) (::) (Z)

V/ En(e)rap(fvED')tured(e) by(f') the(e) love(fgwhg) of(fe) Christ,(e.) (,)
the(g) Lord's(iji') own(h) wounds(gf) didst(e) wor(f')thy(d) bear(e.) (;)
Up(g)on(i') thy(i) flesh,(j) O(i) heav'n(h')ly(g) Saint,(fge.) (,)
That(e) thou(fvED') didst(e) mer(f')it(e) to(fgwhg) re(fe)ceive.(e.) (::) (Z)


R/ Now(i) throned(j') in.(i) (::)
V/ Glo(e)ry(e) to(g) the(h) Fa(ij)ther,(i') and(i) to(i) the(gh) Son,(i.) (,) and(i) to(g) the(h') Ho(g)ly(fe) (z) Spir(fgwhg)it.(fe..) (::)
R/ Now(i) throned(j') in.(i) (::)

Since we're re-opening the thread, here's another version, for what it's worth. Let's call it an "adaptation" rather than a "translation":

O Francis, bearing Jesus’ marks,
and father of the lowly poor,
who living conquered constantly
the flesh, the devil, and the world:

R. In heaven reigning, be a guard
for those who ever seek your aid;
and grant your kindly favor here
for all in danger and in need.

V. All-burning with the love of Christ,
you were made worthy to receive
in your own flesh the very wounds
our Savior bore on Calvary.

R. In heaven reigning, …

V. Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto.

R. In heaven reigning, …