Christus Redemptor

Creation's dawn, in manifold light,
Unique in consummate love.
The nature of man yet innocent of
Decay and sinful plight.
Through conceit alone we deviate,
In wicked lust for sin's estate,
In wicked lust for sin's estate.

For scheme remiss and death's impair,
Man banished forth from garden's grace,
In prideful sin and will abased
To wander thence in blind dispair.
Through conceit alone we deviate,
In wicked lust for sin's estate,
In wicked lust for sin's estate.

The eternal Word, to dust below,
Travailed by will in feeble form.
To wholly quell man's sinful storm,
A matchless gift He did bestow.
In Christ alone do we abide,
Where mercy flows in ceaseless tide,
Where mercy flows in ceaseless tide.

Redemption's rest, by love's defray,
Unveiled in flesh assumed,
Christ, freely born of virgin's womb,
Became our certain stay.
In Christ alone do we abide,
Where mercy flows in ceaseless tide,
Where mercy flows in ceaseless tide.

Resting upon assurance whole,
The work of God in Christ replete,
By life and death through grace did mete
The gift of faith to many enroll.
In holy psalm do we confess,
The salvation of God in Christ manifest,
The salvation of God in Christ manifest.

The catholic Church, in Him consists,
Through Spirit's work unbound in life.
Absolve divisions of hate and strife,
Unity by charity to all enlist.
In holy psalm do we confess,
The salvation of God in Christ manifest,
The salvation of God in Christ manifest.