1. How oft, O Lord, your face has shone
On doubting souls whose wills were true!
The Christ of Peter and of John,
You are the Christ of Thomas, too.
2. He loved you well, and calmly said
"Come, let us go, and die with him";
Yet when your glorious news was spread,
Midst all its light his eyes were dim.
3. His brethren’s word he would not take,
But craved to touch those hands of yours;
The damaged reed you did not break;
He saw, and hailed his holy Lord.
4. He saw thee ris’n; at once he rose
To full belief’s unclouded height;
And still through his confession flows
To Christian souls your life and light.
5. O Savior, make your presence known
To all who doubt your Word as truth,
And teach them in that Word alone
To find the key that sets them loose.
6. And we who know how true you are,
And you as God and Lord adore,
Give us, we pray, a loyal heart,
To trust and love you more and more.
Source: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #137
Bright, William, D.D., born at Doncaster, Dec. 14, 1824, and educated at University College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. (first class in Lit. Hum.) in 1846, M.A. in 1849. In 1847 he was Johnson's Theological Scholar: and in 1848 he also obtained the Ellerton Theological Essay prize. He was elected Fellow in 1847, and subsequently became Tutor of his College. Taking Holy Orders in 1848, he was for some time Tutor at Trinity College, Glenalmond; but in 1859 he returned to Oxford, and in 1868 became Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Canon of Christ Church. His publications include:—
(1) Ancient Collects, selected from various Rituals, 1857, 2nd ed., 1862; (2) History of the Church from the Edict of Milan to the Council of… Go to person page >
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