Written in the 6th century, this hymn is traditionally used for Lauds during the Advent season.
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VOX clara ecce intonat,
obscura quaeque increpat:
procul fugentur somnia;
ab aethere Christus promicat. |
A THRILLING voice by Jordan rings,
rebuking guilt and darksome things:
vain dreams of sin and visions fly;
Christ in His might shines forth on high. |
Mens iam resurgat torpida
quae sorde exstat saucia;
sidus refulget iam novum,
ut tollat omne noxium. |
Now let each torpid soul arise,
that sunk in guilt and wounded lies;
see! the new Star's refulgent ray
shall chase disease and sin away. |
E sursum Agnus mittitur
laxare gratis debitum;
omnes pro indulgentia
vocem demus cum lacrimis, |
The Lamb descends from heaven above
to pardon sin with freest love:
for such indulgent mercy shewn
with tearful joy our thanks we own. |
Secundo ut cum fulserit
mundumque horror cinxerit,
non pro reatu puniat,
sed nos pius tunc protegat. |
That when again He shines revealed,
and trembling worlds to terror yield.
He give not sin its just reward,
but in His love protect and guard. |
Summo Parenti gloria
Natoque sit victoria,
et Flamini laus debita
per saeculorum saecula. Amen. |
To the most high Parent glory be
and to the Son be victory,
and to the Spirit praise is owed
from age to age eternally. Amen. |
From the Liturgia Horarum, Tr. Neale?
Changes made by Pope Urban VIII in 1632 to the Roman Breviary: En clara vox redarguit:
1 En clara vox redarguit/ obscura quaeque, personans:/ procul fugentur somnia:/ ab alto Iesus promicat.
2 Mens iam resurgat, torpida/ non amplius iacens humi:/ sidus refulget iam novum,/ ut tollat omne noxium.
3 En Angus ad nos mittitur/ laxare gratis debitum:/ omnes simul cum lacrimis/ precemur indulgentiam.
4 Ut, cum secundo fulserit,/ metuque mundum cinxerit,/ non pro reatu puniat,/ sed nos pius tunc protegat.
5 Virtus, honor, laus, gloria/ Deo Patri cum Filio,/ Sancto simul Paraclito,/ in saeculorum saecula.
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