The Hymnal ‎#A84

A84. O Splendor of God's Glory Bright

1 O Splendor of God's glory bright,
From Light eternal bringing light,
Thou Light of life, 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 Confirm our 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.

4 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Splendor of God's glory bright
• Title: O Splendor of God's Glory Bright
• Author: Ambrose of Milan (340-397)
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Ancient Hymns and Canticles: Plain Songs
• Source: Translation compiled by Rev. Louis F. Benson, 1910
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PROPER SARUM (MODE I)
• Key: d minor
• Source: From "The Yattendon Hymnal"
• Copyright: Tune from "The Yattendon Hymnal." Used by permission of Mrs. Bridges and the Oxford University Press.