Jesu corona presulum
| TYPE | 3 - Complex Melody |
| TOPIC | Religious |
| TUNE STRUCTURE | abca |
| VERSE STRUCTURE | 5v 4l |
| KEY SIGNATURE | Mode 6 |
| TONAL CENTRE | F |
| INCIPIT | GGABBBABAAGB |
| GENRE | Hymn |
| TEXT SOURCE | Christchurch Antiphonary: Office of St Patrick TCD MS 79, f. 162r-v |
| TUNE SOURCE | as above |
| FIRST LINE | Jesu corona presulum |
| NOTATED INCIPIT |
Iesu corona presulum conserva tuum populum qui hodie Patricium vocas ad celi solium. Vir sacer magni meriti lucrum affert dominici talenti sibi traditi auctum fructu multiplici. Sumpta Christi parabolapropalat evangelicaper hunc facta christicola tota gaudet Hibernia. Hic est doctor benivolusHibernorum apostolus cui loca purgatoria ostendit dei gracia.Presta beata Trinitas concede simplex unitas ut precibus Patricii heredes simus gaudii.
O Jesus, crown of bishops,safeguard your people.Today you summon Patrickto the throne of Heaven.This holy man of great merityields a great and fruitful profitmade from the talent entrusted to him by the Lord.He made Christ’s teaching his ownand proclaimed the gospel.Made Christian by him the whole of Ireland rejoices.This is the kind-hearted teacherand Apostle of the Irishto whom the grace of God revealed the place of purgatory.Grant this, O Blessed Trinity.and you, O Simple Unity,that we may be the heirs of joy through the prayers of Patrick.