O sweetest lover,
O sweetest embracer:
Help us to protect 
our virginity.

We are born of the dust,
alas, alas,
and of the transgression of Adam.
It is exceedingly hard to oppose
that which tastes of the apple.
Raise us up, Savior Christ.

We ardently desire to follow you.
O how burdensome it is for us, being wretched,
to imitate you, the flawless 
and innocent king of the angels.

Nevertheless we trust in you,
for you wish to seek the jewel amid corruption.

Now we call out to you, bridegroom and comforter,
who redeemed us on the cross.

Through your blood we are joined to you 
in betrothal,
refusing man and choosing you,
O Son of God.

O most beautiful form, O most delicious scent
Of longed-for delight,
we always sigh after you 
in tearful exile.
When may we see you 
and remain with you?

We are in the world
and you in our minds,
and we embrace you in our hearts
as if we had you with us in person.

You, most mighty lion, burst the heavens,
descending into the Virgin's courtyard,
and you destroyed death,
building life in a golden city.

Grant us communion with her
and to remain in you, O sweetest bridegroom,
who have snatched us from the jaws of the devil,
who led our first parent astray.