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

Hath quenched in dark the expiring light,

Faith waves the ebon clouds away,

And dark is light, and night is day.

VI

That sin may ne’er an entrance make,

May slumber ne’er our souls o’ertake;

Faith, wakeful, keeps the soul secure,

And sleep is sweet, and deep, and pure.

VII

The mind from sin’s enticements free,