O God from God, and Light from Light, + 

Who art Thyself the day, + 

Our chants shall break the clouds of night; + 

Be with us while we pray. + 

Chase Thou the gloom that haunts the mind, + 

The thronging shades of hell, + 

The sloth and drowsiness that bind + 

The senses with a spell. + 

Lord, to their sins indulgent be, + 

Who, in this hour forlorn, + 

By faith in what they do not see, + 

With songs prevent the morn. + 

Grant this, O Father, etc. + 