Hymn Gemma Caelestis | Transitus of St Benedict, July 11

⁣Jully 11 is the traditional Benedictine feast of the Transitus (moving) of the relics of St Benedict. "Gemma caelestis" is the hymn sung at 1st Vespers for this feast, the text of which is often attributed to the 11th century St Peter Damian.
"O God, who didst fill Thy most blessed Confessor Benedict with the spirit of all the righteous, grant to us Thy servants who celebrate his solemnity, that filled with his spirit we may faithfully accomplish by Thine assistance that which we have promised.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen."

English translation of hymn below.

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English Translation:

Benedict, precious jewel of the King of Heaven,
Model for the just and way for monks,
Call us forth
From this troubled world.

Spurning what was base,
you set your heart on the stars.
You made heirs of your parents,
For you, God's perfect vessel,
Were fit to repair a shattered one.

Great among a small company of hermits
You overcame your youthfulness
and excelled in your labor
As you fervently undertook
The narrow beginnings of the strict life.

When a youth was buried
in the rubble of a collapsing wall,
He was raised up as soon as you prayed;
With your prayer you restored
Sense to his flesh and health to his body.

You saw your sister's soul, unknown to sin,
Attain the very heights
Of starry heaven
In the form of a gentle dove.

After this marvel you in turn
Sought starry heights, having mastered this life;
Your cloak shone forth
A flaming path charged with light.

Glory to the Father, to the Only Begotten,
And to you, loving Spirit,
Always their equal,
One God for all ages. Amen.

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