O God, Creation’s Secret Force by St. Ambrose, 340-397 VETTER—Daniel Vetter NUNC SANCTE—Early plainsong, Mode VIII O God, Creation’s Secret Force 1 O God, creation’s secret force, Thyself unmoved, all motion’s source, Who from the morn till evening ray Through all its changes guid’st the day: 2 Grant us, when this short life is past, The glorious evening that shall last; That, by a holy death attained, Eternal glory may be gained. 3 O Father, that we ask be done, Through Jesus Christ,