A recast of _O Lux beata Trinitas_, one of twelve hymns the Benedictine editors regard as undoubtedly the work of St. Ambrose, and which, in the older Breviaries, was used at Vespers on Saturday. I Now sinks the fiery orb of day— O One in Three, Eternal Light, O Three in One, for ever bright, Shine in our darkened minds, we pray. II When morning breaks, our songs we raise; When evening falls, we still adore; When morn and eve shall come no more, In mercy grant us still to praise. III All praises to the Father be, All praise to the Eternal Son, And to the Spirit, Three in One, From age to age eternally. _Advent_ CHRISTE, PRECAMUR ANNUE By Ennodius, Bishop of Pavia. _(_See p. 32._)_ I To Thee, O Christ, our prayers shall rise, With tears of sorrow blending; Come for our help Thou Holy One, On our dark night descending. II Our hearts shall find their rest in Thee, And e’en in dreams shall praise Thee; And with each rising of the sun, Anew their songs shall raise Thee. III Impart a noble life, and may Our spirit’s warmth be heightened. Bid night depart, and with Thy love, O may our lives be brightened. IV In hymns we pay our vows to Thee: At vesper-hour we pray, Erase the writing we have made, Thine own let stand for aye. IN NOCTIS UMBRA DESIDES By Charles Coffin. _(_See p. 3._)_ I When evening shades around us close, And bound in sleep our limbs repose, The watchful soul, from slumber free, Shall breathe its earnest prayer to Thee. II Desire of Nations, Word of God, Thou Saviour of the World abroad, Hear Thou our mournful prayer at length, And raise the fallen by Thy strength. III Be near, Redeemer; by Thy grace Forgive our erring sinful race, Bound in the prison-house of sin— O, open heaven and lead us in. IV O Thou who cam’st to set us free, To Thee, the Son, all praises be; To Father, Spirit, Three in One, While the eternal ages run. VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL! An antiphon. The term denotes a short versicle said at the beginning and close of a psalm or psalms in the Breviary Offices. This antiphon is by an unknown author. Dr. Neale, who supposes it to be of twelfth-century date, published a translation of it in 1851, beginning, “Draw nigh, draw nigh, Emmanuel,” an altered version of which occurs in “Hymns Ancient and Modern” as an Advent hymn, with first line altered to, “O come, O come, Emmanuel” (No. 36).