Hymns of the Early Church / being translations from the poetry of the Latin church, arranged in the order of the Christian year

by John Brownlie

Thou Ruler of the worlds that roll;

The day is clad in garments bright,

And grateful sleep pervades the night,

II

That weary limbs from labour free,

By rest for toil prepared may be;

And jaded minds awhile forget

The anxious thoughts that pain and fret.

III

Fast fades the sunlight in the west;