Ambrose was a Rom­an cit­i­zen, son of a Ro­man pre­fect in Gal­lia Nar­bo­nen­sis. At age 34, he was ap­point­ed gov­er­nor of north­ern It­a­ly. In 374, Am­brose was se­lect­ed as bi­shop of Mi­lan by pop­u­lar ac­claim. His hymns first came to wide­spread no­tice in a stand­off be­tween him and Em­press Just­in­a, who had sent sol­diers to ar­rest him. Am­brose and his faith­ful flock stayed in the sanc­tu­ary of the church for days, sing­ing and pray­ing. The em­press lost the test of wills, and Ambrose’s hymns have lived for mil­len­nia.

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Lyrics

1. Aeterna Chris­ti mu­nera
   • The Eter­nal Gifts of Christ the King
2. Aeterna coeli gloria
   • Christ, the Glo­ry of the Sky
   • Glory of the Eter­nal Hea­ven
   • Eternal Glo­ry of the Hea­vens
   • Eternal Glo­ry of the Sky
   • Glory of the Hea­vens Supernal
   • O Eter­nal Praise of Hea­ven
   • Thou Glo­ry of the Eter­nal Sky
3. Aurora jam spargit polum
   • Dawn Is Dap­pling o’er the Sky, The
   • Dawn Is Sprink­ling in the East, The
   • Dawn Sprin­kles All the East with Light
   • Forth from the Glor­i­ous Eye of Morn
   • Morn Has Spread Its Crim­son Rays, The
   • Morn Lights Up Earth’s Can­o­py
   • Now Morn Is o’er the Ze­nith Spread
   • Now Morn­ing Sprin­kles All the Sky
   • With Dawn’s Faint Streaks the Hea­ven
4. Aurora lu­cis ru­ti­lat
   • Day Draws on with Gold­en Light, The
5. Christe, qui lux es et di­es
   • O Christ, Who Art the Light and Day
6. Deus Cre­at­or om­ni­um
   • Creator of the Earth and Sky
7. Iam lu­cis or­to si­dere
   • Morn­ing
   • Now That the Day­light Fills the Sky
   • Now That the Sun Is Gleam­ing Bright
8. Jam Chris­tus as­tra as­cen­der­at
   • Above the Star­ry Spheres
9. Jesu Co­ro­na Vir­gi­num
   • Jesu, the Vir­gins’ Crown
10. Morn­ing Kindles All the Sky, The
11. Now Hail We Our Re­deem­er
12. Nunc Sanc­te no­bis Spir­itus
    • Blest Spir­it, One with God Above
    • Come, Ho­ly Ghost, and Through Each heart
    • Come, Ho­ly Ghost, Who Ev­er One
    • Come, Ho­ly Ghost, Who Ev­er One Art With the Fa­ther
    • Even Now Vouchsafe, Good Spir­it, One
    • Ho­ly Spir­it, Ev­er One
    • Come, Ho­ly Ghost, with God the Son
    • Now, Ho­ly Ghost, to Thee We Pray
    • Now, O Ho­ly Spir­it, One
    • Spirit Be­nig­nant, Who Art One
    • Thou with the Fa­ther and the Son
13. O Trin­i­ty of Bless­èd Light
14. Rec­tor potens, ver­ax De­us
    • O God of Truth, O Lord of Might
15. Rerum De­us ten­ax vi­gor
    • Almighty God, Thy Throne Above
    • Creator, Whose Al­mighty Pow­er
    • God of Hea­ven and Earth, Whose Might
    • Great God, o’er All Things Ev­er Reigning
    • Nature’s God, All-Rul­ing Pow­er
    • O God, Cre­a­tion’s Sec­ret Force
    • O God, of All the Strength and Pow­er
    • O God, th’En­dur­ing Might of Things
    • O God, the En­er­gy of Things
    • O God, the Light of All That Live
    • O God, Un­change­a­ble and True
    • O Strength and Stay
    • O Thou, True Life of All That Live
    • Strength of the Ev­er­last­ing Hills
    • Thou God of All, Un­moved and Strong
    • Thou of the Un­i­verse the Stay
16. Sermone blan­do An­gelus
    • His Cheer­ing Mes­sage from the Grave
17. Splendor pa­ter­nae glor­i­ae
    • O Je­sus, Lord of Hea­ven­ly Grace
    • O Splen­dor of God’s Glo­ry Bright
18. Te lu­cis an­te ter­mi­num
    • Now That the Day­light Dies Away
19. Veni, Re­demp­tor gen­ti­um
    • Come, Thou Re­deem­er of the Earth
    • Come, Thou Sav­ior of Our Race
    • Nun Komm, der Heid­en Hei­land
    • Savior of the Heath­en, Known
    • Savior of the Na­tions, Come