| O magnum mysterium |
O great mystery |
How boundless a mystery, |
| et admirabile sacramentum, |
and remarkable sacrament: |
this most remarkable, holy promise: |
| ut animalia viderent Dominum natum |
That animals see the newborn Lord |
That animals would see the Lord a newly born baby |
| iacentem in praesepio. |
lying in a manger. |
and lying in a bed of hay. |
| O beata Virgo, |
O blessed Virgin, |
O most blessed Virgin, |
| cujus viscera meruerunt |
whose flesh was worthy |
whose commendable flesh was worthy |
| portare Dominum Iesum Christum. |
to carry the Lord, Jesus Christ. |
to bear the Lord within, Lord Christ Jesus. |
| Alleluia! |
Alleluia! |
Alleluia! |
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| Anonymous |
Carol Anne Perry Lagemann |
Carol Anne Perry Lagemann |
