Hymn to Rome's patrons: Aurea luce

Aurea luce et decore roseo,

Lux lucis, omne perfudisti saeculum:

decorans caelos inclito martyrio.

Hac sacra die, quae dat reis veniam.

O light of dawn, O rosy glow,

O Light from Light, all ages show

Your beauty, and the martyrs fame,

That gain us pardon from our blame.

Janitor caeli, doctor orbis pariter,

Judices saecli, vera mundi lumina:

Per crucem alter, alter ense triumphans,

Vitae senatum laureati possident.

The heavens' porter, and earth’s sage,

The world’s bright lights who judge the age.

One wins by cross, and one by sword,

And life on high is their reward.

O felix Roma, quae tantorum principum

es purpurata pretioso sanguine,

non laude tua, sed ipsorum meritis

excellis omnem mundi pulchritudinem.

These are your princes, happy Rome!

Their precious blood clothes you, their home.

We praise not you, but praise their worth,

Beyond all beauty of the earth.

Jam, bone Pastor Petre, clemens accipe

Vota precantum, et peccati vincula

Resolve, tibi potestate tradita,

Qua cunctis cœlum verbo claudis, aperis.

Kind Shepherd, Peter, unto thee was given

The keys to close and ope the gates of heaven;

Strike from our souls the galling chain of crime,

And gain the grace for which our hearts have striven.

Doctor egregie, Paule, mores instrue,

Et mente polum nos transferre satage:

Donec perfectum largiatur plenus,

Evacuato quod ex parte gerimus.

O learned Paul, inspire us from above

With all the graces of the Heavenly Dove;

Bring us the faith to see the truth of God,

And brighten earth with the sweet reign of love.

Olivae binae pietatis unicae,

fide devotos, spe robustos maxime,

fonte repletos caritatis geminae

post mortem carnis impetrate vivere.

One love, one faith, twin olive trees,

One great strong hope filled both of these.

Full fonts, in your matched charity,

Pray that we may in heaven be.

Sit Trinitati sempiterna gloria,

honor, potestas atque iubilatio,

in unitate, cui manet imperium

ex tunc et modo per aeterna saecula.

Give glory to the Trinity

And honor to the Unity,

And joy and pow’r, for their reign stays

Today and through all endless days.