# Thursday's own plain ferial Matins hymn (Psalterium/Special/Matutinum
# Special.txt's "Day4 Hymnus" — Day0=Sunday .. Day6=Saturday, live-checked
# 2026-09-04, 2026-09-03). Monastic 1617's own "Day4 HymnusM" is a bare
# `@:Day4 Hymnus` cross-reference with no substitution — identical to the
# secular text below.
#
# Closing doxology stanza intentionally omitted — shared across every
# weekday via matins-hymn-doxology-per-annum.yml (see hours/matins.ts).
id: matins-hymn-ferial-thursday
text:
  la: >-
    Nox atra rerum cóntegit

    Terræ colóres ómnium:

    Nos confiténtes póscimus

    Te, juste judex córdium.


    Ut áuferas piácula,

    Sordésque mentis ábluas:

    Donésque, Christe, grátiam,

    Ut arceántur crímina.


    Mens ecce torpet ímpia,

    Quam culpa mordet nóxia:

    Obscúra gestit tóllere,

    Et te, Redémptor, quǽrere.


    Repélle tu calíginem

    Intrínsecus quam máxime,

    Ut in beáto gáudeat

    Se collocári lúmine.
  en: >-
    The dusky veil of night hath laid

    The varied hues of earth in shade;

    Before Thee, righteous Judge of all,

    We contrite in confession fall.


    Take far away our load of sin,

    Our soiled minds make clean within:

    Thy sov'reign grace, O Christ, impart,

    From all offence to guard our heart.


    For lo! our mind is dull and cold,

    Envenomed by sin's baneful hold:

    Fain would it now the darkness flee,

    And seek, Redeemer, unto Thee.


    Far from it drive the shades of night,

    Its inmost darkness put to flight;

    Till in the daylight of the blest

    It joys to find itself at rest.
status:
  la: verified
  en: verified