Haunting gloom and flitting shades, + 

Ghastly shapes, away! + 

Christ is rising, and pervades + 

Highest Heaven with day. + 

He with His bright spear the night + 

Dazzles and pursues; + 

Earth wakes up, and glows with light + 

Of a thousand hues. + 

Thee, O Christ, and Thee alone, + 

With a single mind, + 

We with chant and plaint would own: + 

To Thy flock be kind. + 

Much it needs Thy light divine, + 

Spot and stain to clean; + 

Light of Angels, on us shine + 

With Thy face serene. + 

To the Father, and the Son, + 

And the Holy Ghost, + 

Here be glory, as is done + 

By the angelic host. + 