Maker of all things! God most high!
Great Ruler of the starry sky!
who, robing day with beauteous light,
hast clothed in soft repose the night,
Great Ruler of the starry sky!
who, robing day with beauteous light,
hast clothed in soft repose the night,
that sleep may wearied limbs restore,
and fit for toil and use once more;
may gently sooth the careworn breast,
and lull our anxious griefs to rest.
Ambrose of Milan (339-397), Deus creator omnium, tr. J. D. Chambers (1803-1893), 1854.
and fit for toil and use once more;
may gently sooth the careworn breast,
and lull our anxious griefs to rest.
