Latin

1. Cónditor alme síderum,
   aetérna lux credéntium,
   Christe, redémptor ómnium,
   exáudi preces súpplicum.
   
2. Qui cóndolens intéritu
   mortis períre saéculum,
   salvásti mundum lánguidum,
   donans reis remédium.
   
3. Vergénte mundi véspere,
   uti sponsus de thálamo,
   egréssus honestíssima
   Vírginis matris cláusula.
   
4. Cuius forti poténtiæ
   genu curvántur ómnia;
   caeléstia, terréstria
   nutu faténtur súbdita.
   
5. Te, Sancte, fide quaésumus,
   ventúre iudex saéculi,
   consérva nos in témpore
   hostis a telo pérfidi.
   
6. Sit, Christe, rex piíssime,
   tibi Patríque glória
   cum Spíritu Paráclito,
   in sempitérna saécula. Amen.

Phonetic

1. KAWHN-dee-tawhr AHL-meh SEE-deh-room,
   eh-TEHR-nah LOOKS kreh-DEHN-tsee-oom,
   KHREE-steh, reh-DEHM-tawhr AWHM-nee-oom,
   eks-AHOO-dee PREH-chehs SOO-plee-koom.
   
2. kwee KAWHN-dawh-lehns een-TEH-ree-too
   MAWHR-tees peh-REE-reh SEH-koo-loom,
   sahl-VAH-stee MOON-doom LAHN-gwee-doom,
   DAWH-nans REH-ees reh-MEH-dee-oom.
   
3. vehr-GEHN-teh MOON-dee VEH-speh-reh,
   OO-tee SPAWHN-soos deh TAH-lah-mawh,
   eh-GREHS-soos awh-neh-STEE-see-mah
   VEER-gee-nees MAH-trees KLAHOO-soo-lah.
   
4. KOO-yoos FAWHR-tee pawh-TEHN-tsee-eh
   JEH-noo koor-VAHN-toor AWHM-nee-ah;
   cheh-LEH-stee-ah, teh-REH-stree-ah
   NOO-too fah-TEHN-toor SOOB-dee-tah.
   
5. teh, SAHNG-teh, FEE-deh KWEH-soo-moos,
   vehn-TOO-reh YOO-dehks SEH-koo-lee,
   kawhn-SEHR-vah nawhs een TEHM-pawh-reh
   AWH-stees ah TEH-lawh PEHR-fee-dee.
   
6. seet KHREE-steh, rehks pee-EE-see-meh,
   TEE-bee pah-TREE-kweh GLAWH-ree-ah
   koom SPEE-ree-too pah-RAH-klee-tawh,
   een sehm-pee-TEHR-nah SEH-koo-lah. AH-mehn.

Metrical Paraphrase

1. Creator of the stars of night,
   Thy people’s everlasting light,
   Jesu, Redeemer, save us all,
   And hear Thy servants when they call.
   
2. Thou, grieving that the ancient curse
   Should doom to death a universe,
   Hast found the medicine, full of grace,
   To save and heal a ruined race.
   
3. Thou cam’st, the Bridegroom of the bride,
   As drew the world to evening-tide;
   Proceeding from a virgin shrine,
   The spotless victim all divine.
   
4. At whose dread name, majestic now,
   All knees must bend, all hearts must bow;
   And things celestial Thee shall own,
   And things terrestrial, Lord alone.
   
5. O Thou whose coming is with dread
   To judge and doom the quick and dead,
   Preserve us, while we dwell below,
   From every insult of the foe.
   
6. To God the Father, God the Son,
   And God the Spirit, Three in One,
   Laud, honor, might, and glory be
   From age to age eternally. Amen.

Source

Divine Office

Use

Vespers Hymn of Advent