Christus est stella matutina, Alleluia
Qui nocte saeculi transacta, Alleluia
Lucem vitae sanctis promittit, Alleluia;
Et pandit aeternam, Alleluia
Christ is the morning star, Alleluia.
who when the night of this world is past, Alleluia
brings to his saints the promise of the light of life, Alleluia;
and opens everlasting day. Alleluia
The Venerable Bede, Exposition of the Apocalypse
Locus Communis 