本首聖詩是教會歷史上最古老、最優美的降臨期聖詩之一。它充滿了對基督降臨的期盼，以及對真光照耀黑暗的渴望。早期曾認為本首聖詩的作者是聖安波羅修。現在認為可能是7世紀的佚名作者所寫，轉為降臨期晚禱所寫的。
英文翻譯為：約翰·梅森·尼爾。
中文為ai輔助下的試譯。
| 中文 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 夜空群星創造恩主， 祢是子民永恆之光， 耶穌救主拯救萬民， 懇請垂聽僕人祈禱。 |
Creator of the stars of night, Your people's everlasting light, Jesu, Redeemer, save us all, And hear your servants when they call. |
| 2. | 憐憫世間古老咒詛， 死亡毀滅籠罩宇宙， 賜下恩典奇妙良藥， 拯救醫治墮落族類。 |
In sorrow at the helpless cry Of all creation doomed to die, Did save our lost and guilty race By healing gifts of heav'nly grace. |
| 3. | 暮色沈沈漸臨大地， 祢如新郎降臨世間， 出自童貞聖母淨胎， 無玷犧牲全備神聖。 |
When Earth was near its evening hour, You did, in love’s redeeming pow’r, Like bridegroom from his chamber, come Forth from a virgin mother’s womb. |
| 4. | 至尊聖名威嚴顯赫， 萬膝跪拜眾心降服， 天上地下萬有生靈， 同尊祢為獨一之主。 |
At your great name, exalted now, All knees in lowly homage bow; All things in Heav’n and Earth adore And own you King forevermore. |
| 5. | 祢必威嚴再次降臨， 審判一切活人死人， 求在今世保守我等， 免受仇敵惡毒欺凌。 |
To you, O Holy One, we pray, Our Judge in that tremendous day, Ward off, while yet we dwell below, The weapons of our crafty foe. |
| 6. | 榮耀歸於全能聖父， 聖子聖靈三位一體， 尊貴權能榮耀歸祢， 世世代代永無窮盡。阿們。 |
To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Praise, honor, might, and glory be, From age to age eternally.Amen. |
