In the evening

Louis Vierne

Since the night rises in the heavens and in our hearts,

since the hour is come where each of us makes a count

of our labors, our sorrows and their bitterness,

we pray to You again, since night is rising!

O Virgin, be merciful at the final Angelus

that cradles the sleep of the tormented world!

That we may no longer think of the worries of this day!

For our human sins, O Virgin, be merciful!

In the life eternal, where night does not come,

carried by the wind made only by the wings

of divine cherubs, our Ave Maria sings to you

of our love in eternal life.