“Jam Lucis Orto Sidere”. Ambrosian Hymn Sung At The Canonical Hour Of Prime. Translated By Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman (Canonised 13 October 2019).

"Jam Lucis Orto Sidere".

An Ambrosian Hymn that is still sung in the Morning at The Canonical Hour of Prime in certain Traditional Religious Orders. Translated by Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman (Canonised on 13 October 2019).

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Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman.

Artist: John Everett Millais (1829–1896).

Date: 1881.

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“Jam Lucis Orto Sidere”.

Ambrosian Hymn Sung At The Canonical Hour Of Prime.

Translated By Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman.

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 painful abstinences tame 

 Of wanton flesh the pride.

So when the weary day is o'er, 

And Night and stillness come once more, 

Blameless and clean from spot of Earth 

We may repeat with reverent mirth —

To God The Father Glory be, 

 And to His Only Son, 

And to The Spirit, One and Three, 

 While endless ages run.

Amen.

(English lyrics from WIKISOURCE)

Jam lucis orto sidere,

Deum precémur supplices,

Ut in diurnis áctibus

Nos servet a nocéntibus. 

Linguam refraénans témperet,

Ne litis horror insonet,

Visum fovéndo contegat,

Ne vanitátes háuriat. 

Ut cum dies abscésserit,

Noctémque sors reduxerit,

Mundi per abstinéntiam

Ipsi canamus gloriam. 

Deo Patri sit gloria,

Eiusque soli Filio,

Cum Spiritu Paraclito,

Nunc et per omne saéculum.

Amen.

(Latin lyrics from PRECES-LATINÆ)