Laudes Domini ‎#796

796. "The world's true Light"

1 O One with God the Father
In majesty and might,
The brightness of his glory,
Eternal Light of light;
O'er this our home of darkness
Thy rays are streaming now;
The shadows flee before thee,
The world's true Light art thou.

2 Yet, Lord, we see but darkly:--
O heavenly Light, arise,
Dispel these mists that shroud us,
And hide thee from our eyes!
We long to track the footprints
That thou thyself hast trod;
We long to see the pathway
That leads to thee our God.

3 o Jesus, shine around us
With radiance of thy grace;
O Jesus, turn upon us
The brightness of thy face.
We need no star to guide us,
As on our way we press,
If thou thy light vouchsafest,
O Sun of righteousness!

Text Information

• First Line: O One with God the Father
• Title: "The world's true Light"
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Christ: Character of; Christ: light of the world; Christ: Sun of Righteousness; Christians: Love for Christ; Communion of Saints: With Christ; Love: For Christ; Praise: To Christ
• Notes: Public Domain

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