# Verified against Divinum Officium (Monastic Tridentinum 1617), Vespers
# `votive=C2` live query, 2026-08 -- the classic "Deus tuórum mílitum"
# Common-of-a-Martyr Vespers hymn, byte-identical to `votive=C2b` (Common
# of a Martyr Bishop) -- see vespers-hymn-common-of-a-martyr-bishop.yml's
# header for the fuller gap/sourcing writeup (the bug report that
# surfaced this, why the votive-office view was used instead of a real
# saint's day, and why this is a separate file rather than an alias
# redirect). Duplicated verbatim into this plain `common-of-a-martyr` id
# for St. Hadrian/St. Hermes/St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, who use it
# directly (not the `-bishop` id).
id: vespers-hymn-common-of-a-martyr
text:
  la: >-
    Deus tuórum mílitum

    Sors, et córona, prǽmium,

    Laudes canéntes Mártyris

    Absólve nexu críminis.


    Hic nempe mundi gáudia,

    Et blandiménta nóxia

    Cadúca rite députans,

    Pervénit ad cæléstia.


    Pœnas cucúrrit fórtiter,

    Et sústulit viríliter,

    Pro te effúndens sánguinem,

    Ætérna dona póssidet.


    Ob hoc precátu súpplici

    Te póscimus, piíssime;

    In hoc triúmpho Mártyris

    Dimítte noxam sérvulis.


    Laus et perénnis glória

    Deo Patri, et Fílio,

    Sancto simul Paráclito,

    In sempitérna sǽcula. Amen.
  en: >-
    O God, of those that fought thy fight,

    Portion, and prize, and crown of light,

    Break every bond of sin and shame

    As now we praise thy martyr's name.


    He recked not of the world's allure,

    But sin and pomp of sin forswore:

    Knew all their gall, and passed them by,

    And reached the throne prepared on high.


    Bravely the course of pain he ran,

    And bare his torments as a man:

    For love of thee his blood outpoured,

    And thus obtained the great reward.


    With humble voice and suppliant word

    We pray thee therefore, holy Lord,

    While we thy martyr's feast-day keep,

    Forgive thy loved and erring sheep.


    Glory and praise for aye be done

    To God the Father, and the Son,

    And Holy Ghost, who reign on high,

    One God, to all eternity. Amen.
status:
  la: verified
  en: verified