Aeterne rerum conditor
everlasting king. Cardinal Newman. AZteme rerum conditor. Maker of the earth and sky,
Ruler of the day and night,
At thy word the shadows fly,
Morn returns and all is bright.
Through the midnight-hours forlorn,
Thou, the Lord of light, art near ;
Taught by thee, the bird of morn
Tells that day will soon appear.
Tossed upon the stormy tide,
Seamen hail the morning-ray ;
He, who thrice his Lord denied,
Found repentance with the day.
Let us then our hearts arouse,
Morning calls us to awake,
Bids us haste to pay our vows,
And our meek confession make.
Jesu, Master, when we fall,
Turn on us thy healing face ;
With that look our souls recall
Unto penitential grace.
Glory to the Father be,
Equal glory to the Son,
With the Spirit, One and Three,
While eternal ages run.
R. Campbell.
Somno refectis artubus
ag. Sonitto refectis artubus . Sleep has refreshed our limbs, we spring From off our bed, and rise ;
Lord, on thy suppliants, while they sing,
Look with a Father’s eyes.
Be thou the first on every tongue,
The first in every heart ;
That all our doings all day long,
Holiest, from thee may start.
Cleanse thou the gloom, and bid the light
Its healing beams renew j
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The sins which have crept in with night,
With night shall vanish too.
Our bosoms, Lord, unburden thou,
Let nothing there offend ;
That those who hymn thy praises now,
May hymn them to the end.
Grant this, O Father, only Son
And Spirit, God of grace,
To whom all worship shall be done
In every time and place.
Carduial Newman.
Splendor Paternce gloria .
Splendour of the Father’s glory,
Source of all things fair to sight,
Light of Light, let all adore thee,
Splendor Paternae gloriae
and place. Carduial Newman. Splendor Paternce gloria . Splendour of the Father’s glory,
Source of all things fair to sight,
Light of Light, let all adore thee,
Day in whom the day is bright.
Truest Sun, upon us brighten
With thy pure and constant gleam ;
Fill our hearts, our spirits lighten
With thy Spirit’s cleansing stream.
Christ, be thou our bread from heaven
And our cup, faith’s holy light,
Whence the Spirit, freely given,
Shall with us himself unite.
So our day serenely flowing,
Pure will be as morning dawn ;
Bright our faith like noon-tide glowing,
O’er our eve no darkness drawn.
Now all praise and adoration
To the blessed Trinity j
Praise our God through time’s duration ;
Praise him through eternity.
R. Campbell.
1 1 2 A nnus Sanctus .
Immense coeli conditor.
Creator, God immense and wise,
At whose command the liquid skies
Around the world in order flow,
With st
Immense caeli conditor
A nnus Sanctus . Immense coeli conditor.
Creator, God immense and wise,
At whose command the liquid skies
Around the world in order flow,
With streams above and streams below.
To each assigning veins and ways,
By which that element allays
The wasting fires of barren earth,
And fits the soil for fruitful birth.
So, gracious God, mayst thou impart
Thy streams of grace to enrich our heart,
Lest sin’s consuming fires decay
Our tenement of fruitless clay.
May faith improve our inward sight,
And guide our wills with heavenly light,
That no vain fires may lead astray,
Nor errors shroud that glorious ray.
In this, most gracious Father, hear,
Through Christ thy equal Son, our prayer,
Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee,
Resides and reigns eternally.
Primer, 1706 .
Consors Paterni luminis
Consors Paterni luminis,
O God from God, and Light from Light,
Who art thyself the day,
Our chants shall break the clouds of night ;
Be with us while we pray.
Chase thou the gloom that haunts the mind,
The thronging shades of hell,
The sloth and drowsiness that bind
The senses with a spell.
Lord, to their sins indulgent be,
Who, in this hour forlorn,
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By faith in what they do not see,
With songs prevent the morn.
Grant this, O Father, only Son
And Spirit, God of grace,
To whom all worship shall be done
In every time and place.
Cardinal Newman.
Jam lucis orto sidere
rime. Jam lucis orto sidere. The star of morn to night succeeds ;
We therefore meekly pray,
May God, in all our words and deeds,
Keep us from harm this day :
May he in love restrain us still
From tones of strife and words of ill,
And wrap around and close our eyes
To earth’s absorbing vanities.
May wrath, and thoughts that gender shame
Ne’er in our breasts abide ;
And cheerful abstinences tame
Of wanton flesh the pride :
So, when the weary day is o’er,
And night and stillness come once more,
Strong in self-conquering purity,
We may proclaim, with choirs on high :
Praise to the Father, as is meet,
Praise to the only Son,
Praise to the holy Paraclete,
While endless ages run.
Cardinal Newman.
Nunc sancte nobis Spiritus
‹§ nunc-sancte-nobis-spiritus›
n. Cardinal Newman. Ztttt. Nunc sancte nobis Spiritus . Come, Holy Ghost, who ever One Reignest with Father and with Son ;
It is the hour, our souls possess
With thy full flood of holiness.
Let flesh and h* 0 ** 4, and lips and mind
Sound forth our witness to mankind ;
And love light up our mortal frame,
Till others catch the living flame.
Now to the Father, to the Son
And to the Spirit, Three in One,
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Annus Sanctus.
Be praise and thanks and glory given
By men on earth, by saints in heaven.
Cardinal Newman.
Jam sol recedit igneus (Primer)
‹§ jam-sol-recedit-igneus-primer›
le eternal ages run. R. Campbell. Jam sol recedit igneus. The fiery sun now rolls away,
And hastens to the close of day ;
Thy brightest beams, O Lord, impart,
And rise in our benighted heart.
To us the praises of thy name
Are morning-song and evening-theme ;
Thus may we sing ourselves to rest
Amidst the music of the blest.
To God, the Father and the Son
And Holy 'Spirit, Three in One,
Be endless glory, as before
The world began, so evermore.
Primer, 1706.
Jam sol recedit igneus (Campbell)
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tte. Jam sol recedit igneus. Behold, the radiant sun departs In glory from our sight,
But, O our God, possess our hearts
With thy celestial light.
By day, by night our hymns of love
We offer, Lord, to thee ;
Oh, may we sing with saints above
Thy praise eternally.
All praise to thee, blest Three in One,
The God whom we adore ;
As hath been paid in ages gone,
And shall be evermore.
R. Campbell.