Light of the soul, O Savior blest

Translator: Edward Caswall

Edward Caswall was born in 1814, at Yately, in Hampshire, where his father was a clergyman. In 1832, he went to Brasenose College, Oxford, and in 1836, took a second-class in classics. His humorous work, "The Art of Pluck," was published in 1835; it is still selling at Oxford, having passed through many editions. In 1838, he was ordained Deacon, and in 1839, Priest. He became perpetural Curate of Stratford-sub-Castle in 1840. In 1841, he resigned his incumbency and visited Ireland. In 1847, he joined the Church of Rome. In 1850, he was admitted into the Congregation of the Oratory at Birmingham, where he has since remained. He has published several works in prose and poetry. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872… Go to person page >

Author: Bernard of Clairvaux

Bernard of Clairvaux, saint, abbot, and doctor, fills one of the most conspicuous positions in the history of the middle ages. His father, Tecelin, or Tesselin, a knight of great bravery, was the friend and vassal of the Duke of Burgundy. Bernard was born at his father's castle on the eminence of Les Fontaines, near Dijon, in Burgundy, in 1091. He was educated at Chatillon, where he was distinguished for his studious and meditative habits. The world, it would be thought, would have had overpowering attractions for a youth who, like Bernard, had all the advantages that high birth, great personal beauty, graceful manners, and irresistible influence could give, but, strengthened in the resolve by night visions of his mother (who had died in 1… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Light of the soul, O Savior blest
Latin Title: Lux alma Jesu mentium
Author: Bernard of Clairvaux
Translator: Edward Caswall
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

CANONBURY

Derived from the fourth piano piece in Robert A. Schumann's Nachtstücke, Opus 23 (1839), CANONBURY first appeared as a hymn tune in J. Ireland Tucker's Hymnal with Tunes, Old and New (1872). The tune, whose title refers to a street and square in Islington, London, England, is often matched to Haver…

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Lyra Catholica #212

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The Catholic Hymn Book #154

The Little Catholic Hymn Book #d40

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #392

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #736

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #392

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Church Melodies #116

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #736

Hymns of the Ages #d63

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Plymouth Collection #a736

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Waters' Choral Harp #139c

Choral Harp for Sunday Schools #d86

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #431

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #703

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Songs for the Sanctuary #703

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #703

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Songs for the Sanctuary #703

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #703

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #558

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #796

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Songs for the Sanctuary #703

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The Christian Hymnal #235

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d351

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Songs of the Church #433

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #402

Laudent Omnes #d103

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The Catholic Hymnal #110

Choral Song #d112

The Plymouth Hymnal #d262

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #23

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Catholic Church Hymnal with Music #205

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