The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4330

4330. Most Glorious Lord of Life

1. Most glorious Lord of life, that on this day
Didst make Thy triumph over death and sin,
And having harrowed hell, didst bring away
Captivity thence captive, us to win.

2. This joyous day, dear Lord, with joy begin,
And grant that we may for whom Thou didest die,
Being with Thy dear blood clean washed from sin,
May live forever in felicity.

3. And that Thy love we weighing worthily,
May likewise love Thee for the same again;
And for Thy sake, that all like dear didst buy,
With love may one another entertain.

4. So let us love, dear Love, like as we ought;
Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.

Text Information

• First Line: Most glorious Lord of life, that on this day
• Title: Most Glorious Lord of Life
• Author: Edmund Spenser (1595)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Source: Sonnet LXVIII, Amoretti and Epithalamion, 1595
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: FARLEY CASTLE
• Composer: Henry Lawes (1637)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Incipit: 13453 45671 17615
• Key: D Major
• Source: A Paraphrase upon the Psalms of David, by George Sandys, 1637-8
• Copyright: Public Domain