Verse 1

O SPLENDOUR of God’s glory bright, Who bringest forth the light from Light; O Light, of light the fountain-spring; O Day, our days illumining;

Verse 2

O Thou true Sunon us Thy glance Let fall in royal radiance, The Spirit’s sanctifying beam Upon our earthly senses stream.

Verse 3

The Father, too, our prayers implore, Father of glory evermore; The Father of all grace and might, To banish sin from our delight:

Verse 4

To guide whate’er we nobly do, With love all envy to subdue, To make ill-fortune turn to fair, And give us grace our wrongs to bear.

Verse 5

Our mind be in His keeping placed, Our body true to Him and chaste, Where only faith her fire shall feed, To burn the tares of satan’s seed.

Verse 6

And Christ to us for food shall be, From Him our drink that welleth free, The Spirit’s wine, that maketh whole, And, mocking not, exalts the soul.

Verse 7

Rejoicing may this day go hence, Like virgin dawn our innocence, Like fiery noon our faith appear, Nor know the gloom of twilight drear.

Verse 8

Morn in her rosy car is borne; Let Him come forth, our perfect Morn, The Word in God the Father one, The Father perfect in the Son. Amen.

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