Lucem dierum proferens,
Primordiis lucis novæ,
Mundi parans originem.
(O great Creator of the light,
Who, from the darksome womb of night,
Broughtst forth new light at nature's birth,
To shine upon the face of earth.)
Qui mane junctum vesperi
Diem vocari præcipis;
Illabitur tetrum chaos,