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O God, before thy sun's bright beams
Author: Greville Phillimore Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Morning Used With Tune: ST. PETER
O God, before thy sun's bright beams
O God, Before Thy Sun's Bright Beams
Author: Greville Phillimore Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4840 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1. O God, before Thy sun’s bright beams
All night’s dark shadows fly;
So on the soul Thy mercy gleams,
And doubts and terrors die.
2. So freshly falls Thy heaven sent grace
As morning’s gladdening breath;
Gives light to all to seek Thy face,
And guides in life and death.
3. O holy light! O light of God!
O light unseen below,
Which fills the courts of Thine abode,
Which there the blest shall know!
4. Swift comes the hour when none can toil,
Short is the rugged way:
Teach us our lamps to fill with oil,
Whilst it is called today.
5. Then we shall see that glorious light
Which to the saints is given,
So sweet, so fair, so passing bright,
The eternal morn of heaven.
6. O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
O holy One in Three,
Grant us, with all Thy glorious host,
To share that morn with Thee. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. PETER (Reinagle)
O God, Before Thy Sun's Bright Beams
O God, Before Thy Sun's Bright Beams
Author: Rev. Greville Phillimore Hymnal: The New Century Hymnal #222 (1904) Languages: English Tune Title: ST. PETER
O God, Before Thy Sun's Bright Beams
O God, before Thy sun's bright beams
Author: Rev. Greville Phillimore Hymnal: The Hymnal #2 (1895) Lyrics: 1. O God, before Thy sun's bright beams
All night's dark shadows fly;
So on the soul Thy mercy gleams,
And doubts and terrors die.
2. So freshly falls Thy heaven-sent grace,
As morning's gladdening breath;
Gives light to all who seek Thy face,
And guides in life and death.
3. O holy light! O light of God!
O light unseen below,
Which fills the courts of Thine abode,
Which there the blest shall know!
4. Swift comes the hour when none can toil,
Short is the rugged way:
Teach us our lamps to fill with oil,
Whilst it is called to-day.
5. Then we shall see that glorious light,
Which to the saints is given,
So sweet, so fair, so passing bright,
The eternal morn of heaven.
6. O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
O Holy One in Three,
Grant us, with all Thy glorious host,
To share that morn with Thee.
Amen. Languages: English
O God, before Thy sun's bright beams
Alexander Robert Reinagle
1799 - 1877 Person Name: Alexander R. Reinagle Composer of "ST. PETER" in The Hymnal Alexander Robert Reinagle United Kingdom 1799-1877. Born at Brighton, Sussex, England, gf Austrian descent, he came from a family of musicians, studying music with his father (a cellist), then with Raynor Taylor in Edinburgh, Scotland. Reinagle became a well-known organ teacher. He became organist at St Peter’s Church, Oxford (1823-1853). He was also a theatre musician. He wrote Teaching manuals for stringed instruments as well. He also compiled books of hymn tunes, one in 1830: “Psalm tunes for the voice and the pianoforte”, the other in 1840: “A collection of Psalm and hymn tunes”. He also composed waltzes. In 1846 he married Caroline Orger, a pianist, composer, and writer in her own right. No information found regarding children. In the 1860s he was active in Oxford music-making and worked with organist, John Stainer, then organist at Magdalen College. Reinagle also composed a piano sonata and some church music. At retirement he moved to Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England. He died at Kidlington.
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Alexander Robert Reinagle
Greville Phillimore
1821 - 1884 Author of "O God, before thy sun's bright beams" in The Hymnal Phillimore, Greville, M.A., was born in 1821 and educated at Westminster, the Charterhouse, and Christ Church, Oxford (B.A. 1842). Taking Holy Orders in 1843, he became Vicar of Downe-Ampney, Cricklade, Gloucestershire, in 1851, Rector of Henley-on-Thames, 1867, and of Ewelme, 1883. He died Jan. 20, 1884. His Parochial Sermons were pu.lished in 1856. He was joint editor with H. W. Beadon and J. R. Woodford (afterwards Bishop of Ely) of The Parish Hymn Book, 1863 (195 hymns), and the enlarged edition, 1875 (274 hymns). The first edition of this collection was one of the first hymn-books which gave Dr. Neale's translations of Greek hymns for congregational use. To the 1863 edition Mr. Phillimore contributed the following hymns, several of which have been repeated in other collections:—
1. Christ, through grief and toil we come. Epiphany.
2. Darkly frowns the eastern sky. Good Friday Evening and Easter Eve.
3. Every morning they are new.
4. Lonely in her virgin home. Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
5. 0 fear not, little flock. Security of the Church in Christ.
6. 0 God, before the sun's bright beams. Morning.
7. 0 God, the weary path of life. Public Worship.
8. 0 Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell. Epiphany.
9. Peace be in the house of death. Evening, or Anticipation of Death.
10. Saul, why such furious hate, such blinded zeal? Conversion of St. Paul.
11. Thou art gone up on high, Why gaze they, &c. Ascension.
In addition some of Mr. Phillimore's translations from the Latin were given in the 1863 edition of the Parish Hymn Book; and other original hymns which are annotated under their respective first lines. His hymn forSaints Days, "O Lord of glory, King of saints," was included in the 1875 edition of that collection. Phillimore's Sermons and Hymns. were published in 1884.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Greville Phillimore
