Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#591

591. Light's abode, celestial Salem

1 Light's abode, celestial Salem,
Vision whence true peace doth spring.
Brighter than the heart can fancy,
Mansion of the highest King;
O how glorious are the praises
Which of thee the prophets sing!

2 There for ever and for ever
Alleluia is outpoured;
For unending, for unbroken,
Is the feast-day of the Lord;
All is pure and all is holy
That within thy walls is stored.

3 There no cloud or passing vapor
Dims the brightness of the air;
Endless noonday, glorious noonday,
From the Sun of suns is there;
There no night brings rest from labor,
For unknown are toil and care. A-men.

4 Now with gladness, now with courage,
Bear the burden on thee laid,
That hereafter these thy labors
May with endless gifts be paid,
And in everlasting glory
Thou with brightness be arrayed.

5 Laud and honor to the Father,
Laud and honor to the Son,
Laud and honor to the Spirit,
Ever Three and ever One,
Consubstantial, co-eternal,
While unending ages run.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Light's abode, celestial Salem
• Translator: John Mason Neale, 1818 - 66
• Author (attributed to): Thomas a Kempis, 1379 - 1471
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Saints' Days - Minor Festivals; The Life In Christ: Life Everlasting
• Notes: This hymn may also be sung to REGENT SQUARE (No. 242)

Tune Information

• Name: TANTUM ERGO (DULCE CARMEN)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 8 7.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Essay on the Church Plain Chant, 1782