O splendor of God's glory bright, From light eternal bringing light

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1 O Splendor of God's glory bright,
from Light eternal bringing light,
O Light of light, light's living Spring,
true Day, all days illumining.

2 Come, very Sun of heaven's love,
in lasting radiance from above,
and pour the Holy Spirit's ray
on all we think or do today.

3 And now to Thee or pray'r ascend,
O Father, glorious without end;
we plead with sovereign grace for pow'r
to conquer in temptation's hour.

4 Confirm or will to do the right,
and keep our hearts from envy's blight;
let faith her eager fires renew,
and hate the false, and love the true.

5 O joyful be the passing day
with thoughts as pure as morning's ray,
with faith like noontide shining bright
our souls unshadowed by the night.

6 Dawn's glory gilds the earth and skies,
let Him, our perfect Morn, arise,
the Word in God the Father one,
the Father imaged in the Son.

Source: Hymns to the Living God #44

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Author: St. Ambrose

Ambrosius (St. Ambrose), second son and third child of Ambrosius, Prefect of the Gauls, was born at Lyons, Aries, or Treves--probably the last--in 340 A.D. On the death of his father in 353 his mother removed to Rome with her three children. Ambrose went through the usual course of education, attaining considerable proficiency in Greek; and then entered the profession which his elder brother Satyrus had chosen, that of the law. In this he so distinguished himself that, after practising in the court of Probus, the Praetorian Prefect of Italy, he was, in 374, appointed Consular of Liguria and Aemilia. This office necessitated his residence in Milan. Not many months after, Auxentius, bishop of Milan, who had joined the Arian party, died; and m… Go to person page >

Translator: Louis F. Benson

Benson, Louis FitzGerald, D.D., was born at Philadelphia, Penn., July 22, 1855, and educated at the University of Penn. He was admitted to the Bar in 1877, and practised until 1884. After a course of theological studies he was ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia North, in 1888. His pastorate of the Church of the Redeemer, Germantown, Phila., extended from his ordination in 1888 to 1894, when he resigned and devoted himself to literary and Church work at Philadelphia. He edited the series of Hymnals authorised for use by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., as follows:— (1) The Hymnal, Phila., 1895; (2) The Chapel Hymnal, 1898; and (3) The School Hymnal, 1899. Dr. Benson's hymnological writings are somewh… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O splendor of God's glory bright, From light eternal bringing light
Author:	St. Ambrose
Translator:	Louis F. Benson
Publication Date:	1951
Copyright:	Public Domain

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PUER NOBIS NASCITUR

PUER NOBIS is a melody from a fifteenth-century manuscript from Trier. However, the tune probably dates from an earlier time and may even have folk roots. PUER NOBIS was altered in Spangenberg's Christliches GesangbUchlein (1568), in Petri's famous Piae Cantiones (1582), and again in Praetorius's (P…

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WINCHESTER NEW

The original version of WINCHESTER NEW appeared in Musikalisches Handbuch der geistlichen Melodien, published in Hamburg, Germany, in 1690 by Georg Wittwe. It was set to the text “Wer nur den lieben Gott” (see 446). An expanded version of the tune was a setting for "Dir, dir Jehova" (see 203) in…

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Worship and Rejoice #144

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Instances (1 - 15 of 15)	Title	First Line	Tune	Author	Meter	Scripture	Date	Subject	Source
Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #666	O Splendor of God's Glory Bright	O Splendor of God's glory bright	PUER NOBIS NASCITUR	Ambrose of Milan	LM	Genesis 1:1-3; Malachi 4:2; John 1:1-9; John 8:12; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Hebrews 1:3	2013	Celebrating Time \| ; Evening \| ; Faith \| ; Gift of the Holy Spirit \| ; Light \| ; Morning \|	Trans. composite
Hymnal: A Worship Book #646	O Splendor of God's glory bright	O Splendor of God's glory bright	SPLENDOR PATERNAE	Ambrose of Milan			1992		<cite>Splendor paternae gloriae</cite>, 4th c.; tr. composite translation
Hymns and Psalms: a Methodist and ecumenical hymn book #461	O splendour of God's glory bright	O splendour of God's glory bright	WINCHESTER NEW	Ambrose			1983
Hymns to the Living God #44	O Splendor of God's Glory Bright	O Splendor of God's glory bright	PUER NOBIS	Ambrose of Milan, 4th cent.	LM		2017	Revelation and Adoration \|	Tr. composite
Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #374	O Splendor of God's Glory Bright	O splendor of God's glory bright	PUER NOBIS	Ambrose Milan	8.8.8.8	Hebrews 1:3; Exodus 40:34-38; Isaiah 60:19; Psalm 19; Psalm 99; Psalm 104; Luke 2:14; Revelation 19:1-8; Ephesians 3:20-21; Revelation 5:13	2013	Daily Prayer \| Morning; Doxologies \| ; Jesus Christ \| Light; Time \|	trans. composite
Presbyterian Hymnal: hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs #474	O Splendor of God's Glory Bright	O splendor of God's glory bright	PUER NOBIS NASCITUR	Ambrose of Milan	LM	Hebrews 1:3	1990	Morning and Opening Hymns \|	<i>Rejoice in the Lord</i>, 1985, trans. composite
Psalms for All Seasons: a complete Psalter for worship #1030	O Splendor of God's Glory Bright	O splendor of God's glory bright	PUER NOBIS	Ambrose of Milan, 4th c.	8.8.8.8		2012		Tr. composite
Rejoice in the Lord #76	O Splendor of God's Glory Bright	O splendor of God's glory bright	PUER NOBIS NASCITUR	Ambrose of Milan	L M	Hebrews 1:3	1985	Faith and Aspiration \| ; God \| Light	<i>Splendor paternae gloriae;</i> tr. composite
Revival Hymns and Choruses #23	O Splendor of God's Glory Bright	O Splendor of God's glory bright	WINCHESTER NEW	Ambrose of Milan, 340-397; Louis F. Benson	L. M.		1970	Worship of God \|
Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #41	O splendor of God's glory bright	O splendor of God's glory bright	GONFALON ROYAL				1985
Small Church Music #3209	Deventer	O splendour of God's glory bright	DEVENTER	St. Ambrose	8.8.8.8
The New Century Hymnal #87	O Splendor of God's Glory Bright	O splendor of God's glory bright	SPLENDOR PATERNAE	Ambrose of Milan, c. 340-c. 397	L.M.		1995	God \| Guidance of; Holy Spirit \| Illuminator; Jesus Christ \| Light; Morning \| ; Year A \| Christmas 2; Year B \| Christmas 2; Year C \| Christmas 2; Year A \| Christmas Day 3; Year B \| Christmas Day 3; Year C \| Christmas Day 3	Transl. composite <cite>The New Century Hymnal</cite>, 1993
The Worshiping Church #27	O Splendor of God's Glory Bright	O Splendor of God's glory bright	PUER NOBIS	Ambrose of Milan, 4th C.	L.M.	Hebrews 1:3; John 1:9; John 8:12	1990	Jesus Christ \| Glory	4th century, tr. composite
Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #58	O Splendor of God's Glory Bright	O Splendor of God's glory bright	WINCHESTER NEW	Ambrose of Milan; Louis F. Benson	L.M.	John 1:4; Hebrews 1:3	1990	Lord's Day \| Morning; God \| His Truth; Christ \| The Light; Christ \| Refuge; Christ \| The Word; Supplication \| For Sanctification
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #413	O Splendour of God's Glory Bright	O splendour of God's glory bright	PUER NOBIS NASCITUR	Ambrose of Milan	8 8 8 8		1996	The Church at Worship \| Opening and Morning Hymns; Consecration \| ; God \| Glory; God \| Light; Holy Spirit \| Illumination; Jesus Christ \| Images of; Jesus Christ \| Light; Light \| ; Morning \| ; Opening Hymns \| ; Service Music \| Gathering, Call to Worship, Greeting; Trinity \| ; Christmas Day 2 \| Year A; Epiphany 3 \| Year A; Epiphany 5 \| Year A; Epiphany 6 \| Year A; Easter 1 \| Year A; Christmas Day 2 \| Year B; Christmas 2 \| Year B; Proper 22 \| Year B; Epiphany \| Year C; Epiphany Last/Transfig. \| Year C; Easter 6 \| Year C	Trans. composite, <I>Rejoice in the Lord</i>, 1985
Worship and Rejoice #144	O Splendor of God's Glory Bright	O splendor of God's glory bright	PUER NOBIS	Ambrose of Milan, 4th C.	L.M.	John 8:12; John 1:9; 1 Peter 1:9-10; Hebrews 1:3; 1 Corinthians 13:4	2008		Tr. composite

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