Text:O Christ, You Are the Light and Day
Author (st. 4):Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Translator (sts. 1-3):William J. Copeland, 1804-1885
Tune:CHRISTE, DER DU BIST TAG UND LICHT

273. O Christ, You Are the Light and Day

1 O Christ, you are the light and day;
You drive the gloom of night away;
Grant, Light of light, your Word to show
The light of heav'n to us below.

2 Arise, O God, our shield, repel
The darts and subtleties of hell;
Let your right hand, outstretched above,
Guard those who serve the Lord they love.

3 All-holy Lord, in humble prayer,
We ask tonight your watchful care
And pray that our repose may be
A quiet night, from perils free.

4 To God the Father and the Son
And Holy Spirit, Three in One,
Be glory in the highest giv'n
By all on earth and all in heav'n!

Text Information
First Line: O Christ, you are the light and day
Title: O Christ, You Are the Light and Day
Translator (sts. 1-3): William J. Copeland, 1804-1885 (alt.)
Author (st. 4): Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Meter: L M
Language: English
Publication Date: 1978
Topic: Evening; Epiphany
Source: Latin hymn, 6th cent., sts. 1-3
Tune Information
Name: CHRISTE, DER DU BIST TAG UND LICHT
Meter: L M
Key: g minor
Source: J. Klug, Geistliche Lieder, 1533
Copyright: Setting © 1970 Neues Choralbuch, Bärenreiter-Verlag Kassel and Basel. Used by permission



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