From heaven has fled the starry night,
And startled sleep has taken flight;
The rosy morn, uprising, spills
Her crystal light o'er vales and hills.
Soon as the earliest ray we see,
Our souls are lifted, Lord, to thee;
Dear God, to thee, our prayers we bring;
To thee rejoicing hymns we sing.
Lord, be our hearts and hopes renewed
In light and love and gratitude,
So may our deeds, illumed by thee,
Worthy thy love and glory be.
We praise thee, Lord, forevermore;
Thee, with the Son our souls adore,
And with the Spirit, three in one,
Reigning while endless ages run.
St Hilary (310 - c. 367) France
Translated by Daniel Joseph Donahoe
Source: Early Christian hymns, Series I: translations of the verses of the early and middle ages
by Daniel Joseph Donahoe, Donahoe pub. co, 1911
And startled sleep has taken flight;
The rosy morn, uprising, spills
Her crystal light o'er vales and hills.
Soon as the earliest ray we see,
Our souls are lifted, Lord, to thee;
Dear God, to thee, our prayers we bring;
To thee rejoicing hymns we sing.
Lord, be our hearts and hopes renewed
In light and love and gratitude,
So may our deeds, illumed by thee,
Worthy thy love and glory be.
We praise thee, Lord, forevermore;
Thee, with the Son our souls adore,
And with the Spirit, three in one,
Reigning while endless ages run.
St Hilary (310 - c. 367) France
Translated by Daniel Joseph Donahoe
Source: Early Christian hymns, Series I: translations of the verses of the early and middle ages
by Daniel Joseph Donahoe, Donahoe pub. co, 1911
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