1. O very God of very God,
And very Light of light
Whose feet this earth’s dark valley trod,
So as to make it bright:
2. Our hopes are weak, our fears our strong,
Thick blindess blinds our eyes,
Cold is the night, and oh, we long
For you, our Sun, to rise:
3. And even now, though dull and grey,
The east is bright’ning fast,
And kindling to the perfect day,
Which never shall be past.
4. O guide us till our paths are done
And we have reached the shore,
Where you, our everlasting Sun,
Are shining evermore!
5. We wait in faith and turn to face
Where the bright daylight springs,
Till you will come, our gloom to chase,
With healing in your wings.
6. To God the Father, power and might
Be yours for all our days,
And he who is the Light of light,
And Holy Ghost, we praise.
Source: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #21b
John M. Neale's life is a study in contrasts: born into an evangelical home, he had sympathies toward Rome; in perpetual ill health, he was incredibly productive; of scholarly temperament, he devoted much time to improving social conditions in his area; often ignored or despised by his contemporaries, he is lauded today for his contributions to the church and hymnody. Neale's gifts came to expression early–he won the Seatonian prize for religious poetry eleven times while a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, England. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1842, but ill health and his strong support of the Oxford Movement kept him from ordinary parish ministry. So Neale spent the years between 1846 and 1866 as a warden of Sackvi… Go to person page >
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