Vox clara ecce intonat

Vox clara ecce intonat

1 VOX clara ecce intonat,
  obscura quaeque increpat:
  procul fugentur somnia;
  ab aethere Christus promicat.

2 Mens iam resurgat torpida
  quae sorde exstat saucia;
  sidus refulget iam novum,
  ut tollat omne noxium.

3 E sursum Agnus mittitur
  laxare gratis debitum;
  omnes pro indulgentia
  vocem demus cum lacrimis,

4 Secundo ut cum fulserit
  mundumque horror cinxerit,
  non pro reatu puniat,
  sed nos pius tunc protegat.

5 Summo Parenti gloria
  Natoque sit victoria,
  et Flamini laus debita
  per saeculorum saecula. Amen.[7]

En clara vox redarguit

1 En clara vox redarguit
  Obscura quaeque personans:
  Procul fugentur somnia:
  Ab alto Jesus promicat.

2 Mens jam resurgat torpida,
  Non amplius jacens humi:
  Sidus refulget jam novum,
  Ut tollat omne noxium.

3 En Agnus ad nos mittitur
  Laxare gratis debitum:
  Omnes simul cum lacrimis
  Precemur indulgentiam:

4 Ut, cum secundo fulserit,
  Metuque mundum cinxerit,
  Non pro reatu puniat,
  Sed nos pius tunc protegat.

5 Virtus, honor, laus, gloria
  Deo Patri cum Filio,
  Sancto simul Paraclito,
  In sæculorum saecula.[8]

John Henry Newman

1 Hark, a joyful voice is thrilling,
  And each dim and winding way
  Of the ancient temple filling ;
  Dreams depart, for it is day.

2 Christ is coming — from thy bed,
  Earth-bound soul, awake and spring —
  With the sun new-risen to shed
  Health on human suffering.

3 Lo, to grant a pardon free,
  Comes a willing Lamb from heaven ;
  Sad and tearful, hasten we,
  One and all, to be forgiven.

4 Once again he comes in light
  Girding earth with fear and woe ;
  Lord, be thou our loving might,
  From our guilt and ghostly foe.

5 To the Father and the Son
  And the Spirit, who in heaven
  Ever witness, Three and One,
  Praise on earth be ever given.

John Mason Neale

1 A THRILLING voice by Jordan rings,
  rebuking guilt and darksome things:
  vain dreams of sin and visions fly;
  Christ in His might shines forth on high.

2 Now let each torpid soul arise,
  that sunk in guilt and wounded lies;
  see! the new Star's refulgent ray
  shall chase disease and sin away.

3 The Lamb descends from heaven above
  to pardon sin with freest love:
  for such indulgent mercy shewn
  with tearful joy our thanks we own.

4 That when again He shines revealed,
  and trembling worlds to terror yield.
  He give not sin its just reward,
  but in His love protect and guard.

5 To the most high Parent glory be
  and to the Son be victory,
  and to the Spirit praise is owed
  from age to age eternally. Amen[10]

Edward Caswall

1 Hark! a herald voice is calling:
  'Christ is nigh,' it seems to say;
  'Cast away the dreams of darkness,
  O ye children of the day!'

2 Startled at the solemn warning,
  Let the earth-bound soul arise;
  Christ, her Sun, all sloth dispelling,
  Shines upon the morning skies.

3 Lo! the Lamb, so long expected,
  Comes with pardon down from heaven;
  Let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
  One and all to be forgiven;

4 So when next he comes with glory,
  Wrapping all the earth in fear,
  May he then as our defender
  Of the clouds of heaven appear.

5 Honour, glory, virtue, merit,
  To the Father and the Son,
  With the co-eternal Spirit,
  While unending ages run.[11]