The Hymnbook ‎#46

46. O Splendor of God's Glory Bright

1 O Splendor of God's glory bright,
From light eternal bringing light;
Thou Light of life, light's living Spring,
True Day, all days illumining.

2 Confirm our will to do the right,
And keep our hearts from envy's blight;
Let faith her eager fires renew,
And hate the false, and love the true.

3 O joyful be the passing day
With thoughts as clear as morning's ray,
With faith like noon-tide shining bright,
Our souls unshadowed by the night.

4 Dawn's glory gilds the earth and skies;
Do Thou, our perfect Morn, arise;
The Father's help His children claim,
And sing the Father's glorious name.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Splendor of God's glory bright
• Title: O Splendor of God's Glory Bright
• Author: Ambrose of Milan (340-397)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 58:8
  ;
  Luke 1:78-79
  ;
  John 1:9
• Topic: Christ: Light; Faith; God: Light; Morning; Worship: Morning
• Source: Tr. composite
• Notes: Trans. composite

Tune Information

• Name: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR
• Composer: Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Music from Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition. Used by permission of Oxford University Press.
• Notes: Harmonized for Songs of Praise, 1925