This text comes from Songs of French Canada, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.
O Patron Saint, whose day we celebrate,
Behold thy children gathered before thee;
Beneath thy glorious banner they await
Thy blessing and a happy destiny.
Round thee, the chosen watchword of their race,
Canadians rally; by thy name are known
Among the nations; oh! thy children own,
And ever more protect them by thy grace.
By thee conducted to the wilderness,
Here our brave fathers made themselves a home,
We now this noble heritage possess—
Where once uncultured savages did roam.
And when these annals of our land we trace,
The praise is thine, by whose name we are known
Among the nations; oh! thy children own,
And ever more protect them by thy grace.
In our dark days of needful trial, thou
Didst cheer us with the hope of days to come,
And didst us guide through all (as thou dost now)
When we by fear and doubt were stricken dumb.
So in our hearts thy love shall find a place
For ever, by whose dear name we are known
Among the nations; oh! thy children own,
And ever more protect them by thy grace.