«IAM SOL RECEDIT IGNÉUS». – Hymn at Vespers on Saturday, of unknown authorship, belonging to the “Irish-Anglo-Saxon” group.
As the light of day fades and darkness falls, the Christian turns to God, one and alone, the everlasting light that enlightens every man who comes into the world. It is a simple two-stanza hymn that sings of themes already familiar, yet presented in a graceful and flowing form.
Bibl.: G. G. Belli, Gli inni del Breviario tradotti, Roma 1856, pp. 92-93; F. Vandersuyf, Les hymnes de l'Ordinairé du Breviario romain, Parigi 1922, p. 112; V. Terreno, Gli inni del Breviario divino, Mondov 1932, p. 98; A. Mirra, Gli inni del Breviario romanzo, Napoli 1947, p. 80.