De parentis utriusque
Regali prosapia
Prodit Thomas, cuius pater
Proles erat regia,
Matrem atque sublimavit
Reginam Navarria.

Dux fidelis suum gregem
Dum dispersum conspicit,
Emulumque suum regem
Sibi motum meminit,
Mox carnalem iuxta legem
In mirum contremuit.

Benedicti benedictus
Capitur vigilia,
Agonista fit invictus
Statim die tercia,
Dire neci est addictus
Ob quod luget Anglia.

Proht dolor! Azephalatur
Plebis pro iuvamine,
Suorumque desolatur
Militum stipamine,
Dum dolose defraudatur
Per iudam Hoylandie.

Ad sepulcrum cuius fiunt
Frequenter miracula,
Ceci, claudi, surdi, muti,
Membra paralitica,
Prece sua consequuntur
Optate presidia.

Trinitati laus et honor,
Virtus et potentia,
Patri, proli, flaminique
Sacro sit per secula,
Que nos salvat a peccatis
Thome per suffragia. Amen.

Thomas sprang
from a royal race
by both his parents,
whose father was the son of a king,
and whose mother Navarre
raised to be a queen.

The faithful leader,
when he saw that his flock was dispersed,
and when he called to mind that his rival the king
was moved against him,
soon trembled wondrously
according to the law of flesh.

The blessed man
is taken on the vigil of St Benedict,
and on the third day
he is suddenly made an unconquered champion,
delivered to a dire death
on account of which England mourns.

Alas! He is beheaded
for the aid of the commons,
he is deserted
by the company of his knights,
whilst he is treacherously deceived
by Judas, Robert de Hoyland.

At his tomb
miracles are frequently performed;
the blind, the lame, the deaf,
the dumb and paralytics
obtain the help they desire
by his prayer.

Praise and honour,
virtue and power
be to the Trinity, father son
and holy Ghost for ever,
which preserve us from sin
through the intercession of Thomas. Amen.

English: Christopher Page © 1999