Certum tenentes ordinem
| Certum tenentes ordinem, pio poscamus pectore hora diei tertia trinae virtutis gloriam, |
Now holding fast to God's design, As daylight reaches its third hour, With pious hearts let us implore The glory of his threefold pow'r. |
| Ut simus habitaculum illi Sancto Spiritui, qui quondam in apostolis hac hora distributus est. |
Let us become a dwelling place For that same Holy Spirit blest, Who over the apostles' heads This very hour once came to rest. |
| Hoc gradiente ordine, ornavit cuncta splendide regni caelestis conditor ad nostra aeterna praemia. |
Although this order marches on, Yet God the maker has ordained That through the passing things of earth Rewards eternal should be gained. |
| Deo Patri sit gloria eiusque soli Filio cum Spiritu Paraclito, in sempiterna saecula. |
To God the Father glory be And glory to his only Son And to the Spirit Paraclete Forevermore while ages run. |
This translation appears in the Hymnal for the Hours, by Rev. Samuel Weber, O.S.B.