O felix Roma – o felix Roma nobilis
O felix Roma, Roma felix, Roma nobilis
Sedes es Petri, qui Christi vicem gerit
Sedes es Petri, qui apostolus est pacis
Pontifex tecum erimus omnes nos
Pontifex es magister qui tuos confirmas fratres
Pontifex tecum erimus omnes nos
Pontifex es magister qui tuos confirmas fratres
Pontifex fundamentum ac robur nostrum
Hominumque piscator pastor es gregis
Ligans Caelum et Terram
Petre, tu es Christi es Vicarius super Terram
Rupes inter fluctus, tu es pharus ac veritas
Tu Christi es caritas, tu es unitatis custos
Promptus libertatis defensor; in te auctoritas
Petre, tu es Christi es Vicarius super Terram
Rupes inter fluctus, tu es pharus ac veritas
Tu Christi es caritas, tu es unitatis custos
Promptus libertatis defensor; in te auctoritas
O Roma nobilis – o Roma felix nobilis
"It is important to underscore that the Pontifical Hymn is not to be understood as a national anthem. The words of maestro Antonio Allegra and maestro Raffaello Lavagna speak to the heart of many throughout the world who see in Rome the See of Peter." (http://www.vaticanstate.va/content/vaticanstate/en/stato-e-governo/note-...)
Music by: Charles Gounod
Latin lyrics by: Raffaello Lavagna