Thy future greatness to thy father told;
Thy name and life in order from thy birth
Entire unrolled.
3. Ille promissi dubius superni,
Perdidit promptae modulos loquelae,
Sed reformasti genitus peremptae
Organa vocis.
3. Yet doubting of the promise of his Lord
His palsied tongue of language lost the power;
By thee was all his faltering speech restored