O nata lux de lumine

O nata lux de lumine [O light born of light]

Jesu redemptor saeculi [Jesus, redeemer of the age]

Dignare clemens supplicum [Deign mercifully to hear]

Laudes precesque sumere [Suppliants’ praises and prayers]

Qui carne quondam contegi [You who once deigned to take on flesh]

Dignatus es pro perditis [On behalf of the damned]

Nos membra confer effici [Grant that we be made limbs]

Tui beati corporis [Of your blessed body]

Nos membra confer effici [Grant that we be made limbs]

Tui beati corporis [Of your blessed body]