Adoramus te Christe, | We adore thee, O Christ, |
et benedicimus tibi: | and we bless thee: |
quia per sanctam crucem | because by thy holy cross |
et passionem tuam, | who suffered for us, |
redemisti mundum. | thou hast redeemed the world. |
Domine, miserere nobis. | O Lord, have mercy upon us. |