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| 401 | The Hymnal#402 | 403 |
| Text: | Let there be light, Lord God of Hosts |
| Author: | William M. Vories |
| Tune: | PENTECOST |
| Composer: | Rev. William Boyd |
1 Let there be light, Lord God of Hosts
Let there be wisdom on the earth!
Let broad humanity have birth!
Let there be deeds, instead of boasts!
2 Within our passioned hearts instill
The calm that endeth strain and strife;
Make us Thy ministers of life;
Purge us from lusts that curse and kill!
3 Give us the peace of vision clear
To see our brothers' good our own,
To joy and suffer not alone—
The love that casteth out all fear!
4 Let woe and waste of warfare cease,
That useful labor yet may build
Its homes with love and laughter filled!
God, give Thy wayward children peace!
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Let there be light, Lord God of Hosts |
| Author: | William M. Vories (1908) |
| Meter: | L. M. |
| Publication Date: | 1950 |
| Topic: | The Kingdom of God on Earth: Brotherhood; Armistice Day; International Peace (2 more...) |
| Copyright: | Words used by permission of The American Peace Society. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | PENTECOST |
| Composer: | Rev. William Boyd (1868) |
| Meter: | L. M. |
| Key: | A Major |
| Copyright: | Tune used by permission of Novello and Company, Ltd. |
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