The Hymns and Carols of Christmas

Hostis Heródes ímpie

For Vespers on the Solemnity of the Epiphany (Sollemnitas in Epiphania Domini (6 ianuarii)

Source: Liturgia Horarum (The Liturgy of the Hours)

HYMNUS

1 Hostis Heródes ímpie,
Christum veníre quid times?
Non éripit mortália
qui regna dat cæléstia.

2 Ibant magi, qua vénerant
stellam sequéntes præviam,
lumen requírunt lúmine,
Deum faténtur múnere.

3 Lavácra puri gúrgitis
cæléstis Agnus áttigit;
peccáta quæ non détulit
nos abluéndo sústulit.

4 Novum genus poténtiæ:
aquæ rubéscunt hýdriæ,
vinúmque iussa fúndere
mutávit unda oríginem.

5 Iesu, tibi sit glória,
qui te revélas géntibus,
cum Patre et almo Spíritu,
in sempitérna sæcula. Amen.

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