A Poem of the Venerable Bede

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