O Christ, Redeemer of Mankind
Creator of our earth,
Light of light and God of God,
Son of eternal birth!
Love forced you to become a man
That pardon you could win,
As second Adam could restore
What Adam lost by sin.
That love which of you bounty made
The earth and sky and sea
Had mercy on our parents fall,
Broke bonds and set us free.
May wondrous love in endless flood
Flow from your wounded side;
May nations win your saving grace,
And, Lord, with you abide.
For this you bore the lance’s thrust
And scourge and thorns and pains,
That blood and water from your Heart
Might wash away our stains.
Glory be to Jesus Christ
Whose Heart does graces send
To Father and the Spirit too
For ages without end.
~Words: Auctor beate saeculi; Melody: Saint Flavian C.M.
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