Laudes - Hymnus
17 June, 2025
Hymnus
1. Ales diéi núntius
1. The winged messenger of the day
Lucem propínquam prǽcinit;
Proclaims the light is near;
Nos excitátor méntium
Who awakens the mind from death,
Jam Christus ad vitam vocat.
Now Christ, calls us to life.
2. Auférte, clamat, léctulos,
2. Away with these, he cries, away
Ægro sopóre désides:
With beds of sickness, sleep, and sloth;
Castíque recte as sóbrii
Be chaste, just and sober,
Vigiláte jam sum próximus.
Keep watch, I am already close at hand.
3. Jesum ciámus vócibus,
3. We cry aloud to Jesus:
Flentes, precántes, sóbrii:
Weeping, praying, soberly
Inténta supplicátio
By our attentive supplication
Dormíre cor mundum vetat.
Keep the clean heart from sleep.
4. Tu, Christe, somnum díscute:
4. O Christ, dispel sleep,
Tu rumpe noctis víncula:
Break the bond of the night,
Tu solve peccátum vetus,
Absolve us from deep-rooted sin,
Novúmque lumen íngere.
And pour new light on us.
5. Deo Patri sit glória,
5. To God the Father, be glory,
Eiúsque soli Fílio,
And to His only Son of him,
Cum Spíritu Paráclito,
With the Spirit, the Comforter,
Et nunc, et in perpétuum.
Now and forever.
Amen.
Amen.