Religion
Iam sol recedit igneus
Translated by Edward Caswall (1849) · From Lyra Catholica (1849)
Now doth the fiery sun decline:—
Thou, Unity Eternal! shine;
Thou, Trinity, thy blessings pour,
And make our hearts with love run o’er.
Thee in the hymns of morn we praise;
To Thee our voice at eve we raise;
Oh, grant us, with thy Saints on high,
Thee through all time to glorify.
Praise to the Father, with the Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in One;
As ever was in ages past,
And shall be so while ages last.
Codex Note
Latin: Iam sol recedit igneus. Printed in Caswall's Lyra Catholica (1849) among the Hymns for the Week (Roman Breviary). Caswall prints this version again at Trinity Sunday Vespers; the repeat is not duplicated here.
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MLA
Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Iam sol recedit igneus.” Translated by Edward Caswall. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/90/.
Chicago
Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Iam sol recedit igneus.” Translated by Edward Caswall. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/90/.
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