Ecce iam noctis

Ecce iam noctis tenuatur umbra (Alcuinus? saec. VIII-IX)

Meter: 11.11.11.5

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Latinam Ecce iam noctis tenuatur umbra, lucis aurora rutilans coruscat; nisibus totis rogitemus omnes cunctipotentem, Ut Deus, nostri miseratus, omnem pellat angorem, tribuat salutem, donet et nobis pietate patris regna polorum. Praestet hoc nobis Deitas beata Patris ac Nati, pariterque Sancti Spiritus, cuius resonat per omnem gloria mundum. Amen.

English Behold now the night's shadow is tenuated, the light's reddening dawn brandishes; with all our effort let us all ask The All-Powerful One, That God, our merciful one, may all anguish drive out, may bestow health, and may grant to us in the kindness of the Father the kingdoms of the heavens. May He grant this to us, the Deity blessed of the Father and of the Son, and together with the Holy Spirit, whose glory resounds through all the world. Amen.