
1. Te, Joseph, celebrent agmina cælitum 1. Let the heavenly host celebrate you, Joseph,
Te cuncti resonent christiadum chori let all the Christian choirs resound for you,
Qui clarus meritis junctus et inclytæ who, renowned for your merits and united
Casto fœdere Virgini. by a chaste bond to the Virgin.
2. Almo cum tumidam germine conjugem 2. When, admiring your wife, fruitful with child,
admirans dubio tangeris anxius, you are touched with anxious doubt,
afflatu superi flaminis angelus an angel, by the breath of the divine Spirit,
conceptum puerum docet. teaches of the conceived child.
3. Tu natum Dominum stringis ad dexteras, 3. You hold the newborn Lord in your right arms,
Ægipti profugum tu sequeris plagas: You follow him as he flees to Egypt's lands:
amissum Solymis qæris et invenis, You search for him lost in Jerusalem and find him,
miscens gaudia fletibus. Mingling joys with tears.
4. Post mortem reliquos sors pia consecrat, 4. After death, a gracious fate consecrates the survivors,
Palmanque emeritos gloria suscipit: and glory receives the palm for the departed:
Tu vivens, superis par, frueris Deo You, living and equal to the gods, rejoice in God
Mira sorte beatior. by a wondrous lot, more blessed.
5. Nobis Summa Trias parce precantibus: 5. O Supreme Trinity, spare us who pray:
da Joseph meritis sidera scandere, grant that Joseph, by his merits, may ascend to the stars,
ut tandem liceat nos tibi perpetim, so that at last we may be permitted to offer you forever
gratum promere canticum. a grateful song.
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