Yearns in the gloom, to cast her load

At Thy blest feet, Redeemer, God.

IV

Dispel the darkness, Lord, we pray,

That in our mind holds dismal sway;

Send forth Thy light, and bid us rest

In Thy calm peace, for ever blest.

Saturday Morning

JAM LUCIS ORTO SIDERE

Frequently ascribed to Ambrose, but not by his Benedictine editors. A rendering of it by Dr. Neale is one of the morning hymns in “Hymns Ancient and Modern,” “Now that the daylight fills the sky” (No. 4); but the rendering has been considerably altered by the editors.