Martina celebri plaudite nomini (Part III)

Protect thy native land, O Spirit blest!
And give to Christendom sweet days of peace;
Cause the shrill trumpet, and, the shock of war,
Amid her realms to cease.

And gathering her kings beneath the Cross,
Regain Jerusalem from its proud foe;
Avenge the guiltless blood; and with thine arm
The hostile strength o’erthrow.

O Pillar and defence of thine own Rome!
Her boast, her crown, her glory, and her praise!
Accept the fervent worship which to Thee
With solemn rite she pays.

Expel false worldly joys, and fill us, Lord,
With thy irradiating beam divine;
Who with thy suffering martyrs present art,
Great Godhead one and trine.