Our Morning Offering – 27 October – “The Month of the Most Holy Rosary and of the Angels” – The Feast of Christ the King
Te Saeculorum Principem
Thee, Lord of Every Age, We Sing
Breviary Hymn for Christ the King (1925)_
By Fr Vittorio Genovesi SJ (1887-1967)
Trans: Alan G McDougall ( 1895-1965)
Thee, Lord of every age, we sing
Thee, Christ, we hail the nations’ King,
Confess Thy right Thy realm to find
Within the hearts of all mankind.
The hate-swayed mob cries, pride-enticed,
They will not have Thy kingdom, Chris;
But we exultant round Thy Throne
Thy reign o’er all creation own!
O Christ, our Prince, Who bringest peace,
Let every rebel impulse cease
And gather into Thy One Fold
The wanderers whom Thy Love doth hold.
For this Thine arms wide-stretched in plea
Hung bleeding on the atoning Tree;
For this the spear’s revealing dart
Laid bare Thy Love-enflamèd Heart.
For this Thou didst Thy glory hide,
Outpouring from Thy piercèd side
The riches of Thy Love Divine
Beneath the veils of bread and wine.
May realms and they that rule them vie
With solemn rites to raise Thee high;
May laws and arts Thy servants be,
All life be sanctified in Thee.
Their kingly gear and royal state
Kings to their King shall consecrate;
Subjects their all before Thee lay
In service of Thy gentle sway.
Jesu, to Thee, beneath Whose sway
All earth shall bow, all praise we pay;
With Father and with Spirit be
All glory Thine eternally!
℣. His empire shall be multiplied.
℟. And there shall be no end of peace.
(Post Vaticasn II, Stanzas 2 and 6 have been removed!)
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