The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5098

5098. O Light That Knew No Dawn

1. O light that knew no dawn,
That shines to endless day,
All things in earth and Heav’n
Are lustered by Thy ray;
No eye can to Thy throne ascend,
Nor mind Thy brightness comprehend.

2. Thy grace, O Father, give,
That I might serve in fear;
Above all boons, I pray,
Grant me Thy voice to hear;
From sin Thy child in mercy free,
And let me dwell in light with Thee.

3. That, cleansed from stain of sin,
I may meet homage give;
And pure in heart, behold
Thy beauty while I live;
Clean hands in holy worship raise,
And Thee, O Christ my Savior, praise.

4. In supplication meek
To Thee I bend the knee;
O Christ, when Thou shalt come,
In love remember me,
And in Thy kingdom, by Thy grace,
Grant me a humble servant’s place.

5. Thy grace, O Father, give,
I humbly Thee implore;
And let Thy mercy bless
Thy servant more and more.
All grace and glory be to Thee,
From age to age eternally.

Text Information

• First Line: O light that knew no dawn
• Title: O Light That Knew No Dawn
• Greek Title: Ατερ αρχης τον απεραντον
• Author: Gregory of Nazianzus, 325-390
• Translator (from Greek): John Brownlie (1900)
• Meter: 66.66.88
• Language: English
• Source: A cento from Σε τον αφθιτον μοναρχην; Translation in Hymns of the Greek Church, 1900
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WAVERTON
• Composer: Robert Jackson (1876)
• Meter: 66.66.88
• Incipit: 33344 44336 62333
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain