¹ Eternal Creator of all things,
who rule the day and night,
and gives the times of times,
to relieve our weariness.

² The herald of the day is now sounding,
who keeps watch through the depth of night;
a nocturnal light for travellers,
separating night from night.

³ Woken by this, the Light-Bringer
releases the heaven from darkness;
by this, all the choir of sinners
deserts the ways of doing harm.

⁴ By this, the sailor gathers strength,
and the waters of the sea grow calm;
the Rock itself of the Church, when this sings,
washes away its guilt.

⁵ Let us therefore arise energetically!
The cock is rousing those who are sleeping
and is shouting at the sleepy;
the cock refutes those who deny.

⁶ When the cock crows, hope returns,
health is poured back into the sick,
the robber’s sword is put away;
faith returns to those who have lapsed.

⁷ Jesus, look upon those who lapse,
and by You seeing us, correct us;
if You look, our sins will fall away
and our fault will be washed away by weeping.

⁸ You, the Light, shine on our senses,
and shake off the sleep of our mind;
let our voice call upon You first,
and with our mouth let us sing hymns to You.