# Verified against Divinum Officium — Sancti/06-24.txt's own [Hymnus
# Matutinum], with the Monastic doxology substitution from [HymnusM
# Matutinum] applied (s/posses/saltem/ s/Crímine linguæ/Flámine posses/
# s/durum/hirtum/ s/Sit decus/Glória/ s/semper/alme/ s/virtus/semper/
# s/Témporis ævo/Témpore sæcli/ — same substitution set already applied
# for vespers-hymn-nativity-of-st-john-the-baptist.yml, whose doxology
# it exactly matches). English is the reference's own translation,
# already in the Monastic doxology form.
id: matins-hymn-nativity-of-st-john-the-baptist
text:
  la: |
    Antra desérti téneris sub annis,
    Cívium turmas fúgiens, petísti,
    Ne levi saltem maculáre vitam
    Flámine posses.

    Prǽbuit hirtum tégumen camélus
    Artubus sacris, stróphium bidéntes;
    Cui latex haustum, sociáta pastum
    Mella locústis.

    Céteri tantum cecinére Vatum
    Corde præságo jubar affutúrum;
    Tu quidem mundi scelus auferéntem
    Indice prodis.

    Non fuit vasti spátium per orbis
    Sánctior quisquam génitus Joánne,
    Qui nefas sæcli méruit lavántem
    Tíngere lymphis.

    Glória Patri, genitǽque Proli,
    Et tibi, compar utriúsque semper,
    Spíritus alme, Deus unus omni
    Témpore sæcli.
    Amen.
  en: |
    Thou, in thy childhood, to the desert caverns
    Fleddest for refuge from the cities' turmoil,
    Where the world's slander might not dim thy lustre,
    Lonely abiding.

    Camel's hair raiment clothed thy saintly members;
    Leathern the girdle which thy loins encircled;
    Locusts and honey, with the fountain-water,
    Daily sustained thee.

    Oft in past ages, seers with hearts expectant
    Sang the far-distant advent of the day-star;
    thine was the glory, as the world's Redeemer
    First to proclaim him.

    Far as the wide world reacheth, born of woman,
    Holier was there none than John the Baptist;
    Meetly in water laving him who cleanseth
    Man from pollution.

    Praise to the Father, to the Son begotten,
    And to the Spirit, equal power possessing,
    One God whose glory, through the lapse of ages,
    Ever resoundeth.
    Amen.
status:
  la: verified
  en: verified