“Darkness is thinning”

Saint Gregory (c. 540–604)

From the Latin by John Mason Neale

DARKNESS is thinning; shadows are retreating;

Morning and light are coming in their beauty;

Suppliant seek we, with an earnest outcry,

God the Almighty!

So that our Master, having mercy on us,

May repel languor, may bestow salvation,

Granting us, Father, of thy loving-kindness

Glory hereafter!

This, of his mercy, ever blessèd Godhead,

Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit, give us,—

Whom through the wide world celebrate forever

Blessing and glory!