Scripture Verse

Let the people praise Thee, O God. Psalm 67:3

Introduction

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Gregory I (540–604)

Words: Gre­go­ry I (540–604) (Noc­te sur­gen­tes vi­gi­le­mus om­nes). Trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by Per­cy Dear­mer in The Eng­lish Hym­nal (Lon­don: Ox­ford Uni­ver­si­ty Press, 1906), num­ber 165.

Music: Chris­te Sanc­to­rum, Pa­ris An­ti­phon­er, 1681 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Father, we praise Thee, now the night is o­ver;
Active and watch­ful, stand we all be­fore Thee;
Singing, we of­fer, pray­er and me­di­ta­tion;
Thus we adore Thee.

Monarch of all things, fit us for Thy man­sions;
Banish our weak­ness, health and whole­ness send­ing;
Bring us to Hea­ven, where Thy saints unit­ed
Joy with­out end­ing.

All ho­ly Fa­ther, Son and eq­ual Spir­it,
Trinity bless­èd, send us Thy sal­va­tion;
Thine is the glo­ry, gleam­ing and re­sound­ing
Through all cre­ation.