Religion
O Thou Eternal One in Three (Trinity Sunday, Lauds)
Translated by John Brownlie (1896) · From Hymns of the Early Church (1896)
O Thou Eternal One in Three,
Dread Ruler of the earth and sky,
Accept the praise we yield to Thee,
Who, waking, lift our songs on high.
The star that tells the approach of day
Is lingering in the glow of morn,
And night and darkness fade away—
O Holy Light, our souls adorn!
To God the Father throned in heaven,
To Christ the One Begotten Son,
And to the Spirit praise be given,
Now, and while endless ages run.
Codex Note
Latin: Tu Trinitatis unitas. Brownlie: a cento added to the Roman Breviary in 1568, made from a hymn of the same opening and a stanza of Aeterna caeli gloria, with a doxology added. Author unknown.
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MLA
Anonymous Latin Hymns. “O Thou Eternal One in Three (Trinity Sunday, Lauds).” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/31/.
Chicago
Anonymous Latin Hymns. “O Thou Eternal One in Three (Trinity Sunday, Lauds).” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/31/.
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