That substantive Word, united
To the flesh, and therein plighted
To a life of misery sore;
Him to be the co-eternal,
John's theology supernal
Testifieth evermore.
Verbi vere substantivi,
Caro cum sit in declivi
Temporis angustiâ,
In æternis verbum annis
Permanere, nos Johannis
Docet theologia.
Caro cum sit in declivi
Temporis angustiâ,
In æternis verbum annis
Permanere, nos Johannis
Docet theologia.
Original text (Latin)