St. Hildegard of Bingen: Symphonia 17: Ave generosa gloriosa et intacta

St. Hildegard of Bingen: Symphonia 17: Ave generosa gloriosa et intacta

Ave generosa gloriosa et intacta

puella, tu pupilla castitatis,

tu materia sanctitatis,

que Deo placuit.

Nam hec superna infusio in te fuit,

quod supernum Verbum in te carnem induit.

Tu candidum lilium quod Deus ante omnem creaturam

inspexit.

O pulcherrima et dulcissima,

quam valde Deus in te delectabatur,

cum amplexionem caloris sui in te posuit,

ita quod Filius eius de te lactatus est.

Venter enim tuus gaudium habuit

cum omnis celestis symphonia de te sonuit,

quia virgo Filium Dei portasti,

ubi castitas tua in Deo claruit.

Viscera tua gaudium habuerunt

sicut gramen super quod ros cadit

cum ei viriditatem infundit, ut et in te factum est,

O mater omnis gaudii.

Nunc omnis ecclesia in gaudio rutilet

ac in symphonia sonet

propter dulcissimam Virginem

et laudabilem Mariam,

Dei Genitricem. Amen.

Hail, nobly born, glorious and inviolate maiden, you the eye of chastity, you the substance of holiness, who was pleasing to God. For heaven was poured into you, when the heavenly Word put on flesh within you.   You the white lily which God beheld before every creature. Most beautiful and most sweet, in whom God delighted, when he held you in his warm embrace that his son should be nursed by you. For your womb had this joy, when the whole heavenly symphony sounded forth from you. For as a virgin you bore the Son of God, when your chastity was bright in God.  Your tender body had joy, like dew fallen upon the grass, when freshness is poured upon it, so it happened also to you, O Mother of all gladness. Now the whole Church glows with joy and resounds the symphony, on account of the Virgin and praiseworthy Mary, Mother of God. Amen.