
Author: Ambrose of Milan, 340-397; John Ellerton; Fenton J. A. Hort Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 52 hymnals First Line: O strength and stay upholding all creation Lyrics: 1. O strength and stay upholding all creation,
Who ever dost Thyself unmoved abide;
Yet day by day the light in due gradation
From hour to hour through all its changes guide.
2. Grant to life’s day a calm unclouded ending,
An eve untouched by shadows of decay,
The brightness of a holy deathbed blending
With dawning glories of the eternal day.
3. Hear us, O Father, gracious and forgiving,
Through Jesus Christ Thy co-eternal Word,
Who, with the Holy Ghost, by all things living
Now and to endless ages art adored. Used With Tune: WELWYN Text Sources: Translation in Church Hymns (Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, 1871)
O Strength and Stay