Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 93 hymnals Topics: Advent; Atonement; Church Year Advent; Church Year Christmas; Deliverance; God in judgement and justice; God Protection of; Light; Praise; The Fourth Sunday of Advent Year A Lyrics: 1 Creator of the starry height,
thy people's everlasting light,
Jesu, redeemer of us all,
hear thou thy servants when they call.
2 Thou, sorrowing at the helpless cry
of all creation doomed to die,
didst come to save our fallen race
by healing gifts of heavenly grace.
3 When earth was near its evening hour,
thou didst, in love's redeeming power,
like bridegroom from his chamber, come
forth from a virgin-mother's womb.
4 At thy great name, exalted now,
all knees in lowly homage bow;
all things in heaven and earth adore,
and own thee King for evermore.
5 To thee, O Holy One, we pray,
our judge in that tremendous day,
ward off, while yet we dwell below,
the weapons of our crafty foe.
6 To God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Spirit, Three in One,
praise, honour, might, and glory be
from age to age eternally. Amen. Scripture: John 5:21-30 Used With Tune: CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM Text Sources: Based on Conditor alme siderum, Latin, 6th or 7th century
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