St Martin's Voices
Commissioned by the Church of England for Advent 2025
O morning star splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness, come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
Another translation of the Latin is:
O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice: come and shine on those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death.
Which reminds me of this passage from the end of the Exultet from the Easter Vigil
May this flame be found still burning by the Morning Star:
the one Morning Star who never sets,
Christ your Son, who, coming back from death's domain,
has shed his peaceful light on humanity,
and lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Which never fails to move me.
