O Filii Et Filiae

O Sons and Daughters

O Filii Et Filiae

O sons and daughtersO fílii et fíliae
Heavenly king, king of gloryRex caeléstis, rex glóriae
Today he rose from the dead, hallelujahMorte surréxit hódie, alleluia

And early on the first day of the weekEt mane prima sábbati
To the entrance of the tombAd óstium monuménti
The disciples came, hallelujahAccessérunt discípuli, allelúia

And Mary MagdaleneEt María magdaléne
And James, and SalomeEt jacóbi, et salóme
Came to anoint the body, hallelujahVenérunt córpus úngere, allelúia

Sitting in white, an angelIn álbis sédens ángelus
Predicted to the womenPraedíxit muliéribus
In Galilee is the Lord, hallelujahIn galilaéa est dóminus, allelúia

And the apostle JohnEt joánnes apóstolus
Ran faster than PeterCucúrrit petro cítius
To the tomb he came first, hallelujahMonuménto vénit príus, allelúia

While the disciples stood byDiscípulis adstántibus
In their midst stood ChristIn médio stétit chrístus
Saying: Peace be with you all, hallelujahDícens: Pax vóbis ómnibus, allelúia

When Thomas understoodUt intelléxit dídymus
That Jesus had risenQuía surréxerat jésus
He remained almost doubtful, hallelujahRemánsit fére dúbius, alleluia

See, Thomas, see my sideVíde, thóma, víde látus
See my feet, see my handsVíde pédes, víde mánus
Do not be unbelieving, hallelujahNóli ésse incrédulus, alleluia

When Thomas saw Christ's sideQuando thómas chrísti látus
His feet and handsPédes vídit átque mánus
He said: You are my God, hallelujahDíxit: Tu es déus méus, allelúia

Blessed are those who have not seenBeáti qui non vidérunt
Yet firmly believedEt fírmiter credidérunt
They will have eternal life, hallelujahVítam aetérnam habébunt, alleluia

On this most holy feastIn hoc fésto sanctíssimo
Let there be praise and rejoicingSit laus et jubilátio
Let us bless the Lord, hallelujahBenedicámus dómino, alleluia

For these most humbleDe quíbus nos humíllimas
Devout and dueDevótas átque débitas
Let us give thanks to God, hallelujahDéo dicamus grátias, alleluia