The text of this hymn is ascribed to Prudentius (384-413) and is sung at Lauds on Wednesdays in the Divine Office. The chant below is provided by the monks of the Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux.
Nox et tenebrae et nubila,
confusa mundi et turbida,
lux intrat, albescit polus:
Christus venit; discedite.
Caligo terrae scinditur
percussa solis spiculo,
rebusque iam color redit
vultu nitentis sideris.
Sic nostra mox obscuritas
fraudisque pectus conscium,
ruptis retectum nubibus,
regnante pallescet Deo.
Te, Christe, solum novimus,
te mente pura et simplici
rogare curvato genu
flendo et canendo discimus.
Intende nostris sensibus
vitamque totam dispice:
sunt multa fucis illita
quae luce purgentur tua.
Sit, Christe, rex piissime,
tibi Patrique gloria
cum Spiritu Paraclito,
in sempiterna saecula.
Amen.
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