Metered, but not rhymed:

http://musicasacra.com/weber/office/Vesp gen bk b.pdf
Number 13


O Son of God, you came to earth
Through Virgin Mother, full of grace,
And later deigned to be baptized
Your kingdom to inaugurate.

Most High, from heaven you came down,
And chose to share our lowly state,
Your own creation to redeem
And raise to everlasting joy.

Most dear Redeemer, we implore,
In gracious love, come now to us,
And flood our hearts with your pure light
And grace that makes us one with you.

Remain with us, O Lord, we pray,
Remove our heavy clouds of gloom,
Wash all our sinful stains away,
Bestow the healing that we need.

All glory be to you, O Christ,
Who are the Life, the Truth alone ;
The Father and the Spirit’s light
On high, revealed you as his own.

Amen.

Let me see what I can do. Would be happy to help if time permits!

I can't do Implente munus right now, because I haven't started it. But I have a lot of work already done on A Patre Unigenite, and would be able to pull it together in a few days, if desired. Just let me know.

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Allright: here is the complete text -

(This need not be rhymed, but it must be singable in the same 8888 metre!) -

Implente munus debitum
Ioanne, rerum conditor
Iordane mersus hac die
aquam lavando diluit.

Non ipse mundari volens
de ventre natus Virginis,
peccata sed mortalium
suo lavacro tolere.

Dicente Patre quod 'meus
dilectus hic est Filius',
sumente Sancto Spiritu
formam columbae caelitus.

Hoc mystico sub nomine
micat salus Ecclesiae;
Persona trina commanet
unus Deus per omnia.

O Christe, vita, veritas,
tibi sit omnis gloria,
quem Patris atque Spiritus
splendor revelat caelitus. Amen.

I have found this on the internet translated into French and Italian, but, alas, no English!
Nor is it in any of my books.

This is wonderful!
Many, many thanks!
Would you give me your name that I might put you down as translator?
Your rhyme scheme is a delight. Not even the Latin is rhymed.

Can anyone ascertain the author? Or is it another of Anonymous' works? This hymn is not in any books that I have, save the LH.

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MHI, we will respect your desire for anonymity . . . as long as you pass on more of your work to us!

I have translations of all 3 Office Hymns For Baptism of Our Lord from Liturgia Horarum A Patre Unigenite trans Dr Richard Sturch 1998
Implente munus debitus trans Dr Richard Sturch 1998
Jesus refulsit omnium trans Ralph W Quere 1987.
Fr Dirk

Father Richard Sturch is a retired English Anglican priest.He has texts in several recent hymnbooks including latest edn of Hymns A&M .Over last 20 years he has helped me refine my liturgical texts and translations--collects,litanies etc.I cannot now find anything about Ralph Guere.I think he is an American or Canadian academic.I cannot remember how I made contact.I thought he had a trans in LBW but that is not the case.Sorry but it was 27 years ago.Over last 40 years have been working on and off on useable trans of latin hymn texts.John Webster Grant did several for me.I have also put together files of hymns on Words from the Cross,Baptism of Christ (over 50 texts and trans--most of them unuseable),and Saints Days (ibid).I do not think much of the collection put together by Monastic Musicians in England--cannot now remember its name--stiff and undistinguished.Must stop now.Would love to correspond with you about this,Kathy.Fr Dirk

Have just googled Professor Ralph w Quere he isProfessor Emeritus Wartburg Lutheran Theological Seminary,Dubuque,Iowa.fr Dirk

35.

A Patre Unigenite,
ad nos venis per Virginem,
baptismi rore consecrans
cunctos, fide regenerans.

De caelo celsus prodiens
excipis fornam hominis,
facturam morte redimens,
gaudia vitae largiens.

Hoc te, Redemptor, quaesumus:
illabere propitius,
clarumque nostris cordibus
lumen praebe deificum.

Mane nobiscum, Domine,
noctem obscuram remove,
omne delictum ablue,
pie medelam tribue.


O Christe vita, veritas,
tibi sit omnis gloria,
quem Patris atque Spiritus
splendor revelat caelitus. Amen

New Roman Breviary, Liturgia Horarum, Vol 1, P 505
1st Vespers, Baptism of our Lord

36. (Trans of No.35)

(1)
Christ, the Fathers's chosen one, God's and Mary's firstborn Son, Through Your Baptism you give
Faith and love for us to live.

(2)
Coming from Your heavenly throne,
Making human life Your own,
Slain to win our souls for God,
Life and joy come through Your Blood.

(3)
Blest Redeemer, hear our prayer,
Come each Christian life to share,
On our hearts in mercy shine
With the light that makes divine.

(4)
Lord, stay with us, by that light
Sweep away our inner night;
Wash us clear from taint of sin,
Make us whole and pure within.

(5)
Jesus, Life and Truth and King,
Praise to You our hearts shall sing,
Lord on whom the Spirit shone,
Whom the Father hailed as Son.

Trans by Richard Sturch, 25 May 1998

37.

Implente munus debitus
Ioanne, rerum conditor
Iordane mersus hac die
aquas lavando diluit,



Non ipse mundari volens
ae ventre natus Virginis,
peccata sed mortalium
suo lavacro tollere.

Dicente Patre quod “meus
dilectus hic est Filius”,
Sumente Sancto Spiritu
formam columbae caelitus,

Hoc mystico sub nomine
micat salus Ecclesiae;
Persona trina commanet
unus Deus per omnia.

O Christe, vita, veritas,
tibi sit omnis gloria,
quem Patris atque Spiritus
splendor revelat caelitus. Amen


New Roman Breviary, Liturgia Horarum, Vol 1, P 507
Matins, Baptism of our Lord,


38. (Trans of No.37)

(1)
The Maker of the world today Stands in the Jordan's stream to pray;
Now John fulfils his childhood call,
And water's sanctified for all.

(2)
For He who needs no cleansing rite
Is shown baptized to human sight,
And by fulfilling all God's will,
Shall bear the load of this world's ill.

(3)
The Heavenly Father's voice is heard
"This is My only Son and Word",
In form of dove to human eye
The Holy Spirit comes from high.

(4)
And thus in mystic form we see
Salvation by the Trinity:
Three Persons - Man and Voice and Dove -
One God, one Will, one Lord, one Love.

(5)
Your praise for ever may we sing,
Jesus, our Life, our Truth, our King,
The Lord on whom the Spirit shone,
And whom the Father hailed as Son.

Trans by Richard Sturch, 25 May 1998

39.

Iesus refulsit omnium
pius redemptor gentium;
totum genus fidelium
laudis celebret canticum.

Denis ter aevi circulis
Iam parte vivens corporis,
lympham petit baptismatis
Cunctis carens contagiis.

Felix Ioannes mergere
illum tremescit flumine,
potest suo qui sanguine
peccata mundi tergere.

Vox ergo Prolem de polis
testatur excelsi Patris,
fluitque virtus Spiritus
sancti datrix charismatis.

Nos, Christe, voce supplici
premamur, omnis protégé,
ad mente fac nitescere
tibique mundos vivere.

O Christe, vita, veritas,
tibi sit omnis gloria,
quem Patris atque Spiritus
splendorrevelat caelitus. Amen

New Roman Breviary, Liturgia Horarum, , Vol 1, P 514
Lauds, Baptism of our Lord


40. (Trans of No.39)

(1)
Jesus has shined on ev’ry land
Let all the faithful join the throng,
Delivered by his holy hand
We chant his praises now in song.

(2)
John, awe struck to baptise his Lord,
Plunged Christ into the Jordan’s swirl
Who could now by his blood outpoured
Wash off the sings of all the world.

(3)
From highest heaven sounds God’s voice
To witness to his own dear Son
And by the Spirit’s gracious choice
Flow gifts from God the Holy One.

(4)
O Christ, protect us now we pray,
We voice our supplications, Lord.
Enlighten now our darkened way
Be to the world its life and word.

(5)
Our life, our truth, O Jesus Lord.
To you all glory now be giv’n
O Father, Holy Spirit, Word
Your splendour is revealed in Heav’n

Tr Ralph W Quere: Sept 1987
Here are the hymns and trans. I hope there are no typos in the Latin. I am an appalling proofreader, as the examiners of my MA thesis pointed out over 40 years ago. Have improved a little since. Fr Dirk.

Begotten of the Father's love
and coming from the Virgin's womb
by consecrating Jordan's dew
and giving faith you make us new

[The first two lines don't rhyme in the original either.]