Te Joseph celebrent agmina caelitum

Joseph, pure Spouse of that immortal Bride,
Who shines in ever-yirgin glory bright,
Thy praise let all the earth re-echoing send
Back to the realms of light.

Thee, when sore doubts of thine affianc’d wife
Had fill’d thy righteous spirit with dismay,
An Angel visited, and, with blest words,
Scatter’d thy fears away.

Thine arms embrac’d thy Maker newly born;
With Him to Egypt’s desert didst thou flee;
Him in Jerusalem didst seek and find;
Oh, day of joy to thee!

Not until after death their blissful crown
Others obtain; hut unto thee was given,
In thine own lifetime to enjoy thy God,
As do the blest in Heaven.

Grant us, great Trinity, for Joseph’s sake,
The heights of immortality to gain;
There, with glad tongues, thy praise to celebrate
In one eternal strain.