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![]() | Love of the Father, love of God the SonAuthor: Robert Seymour BridgesTune: SONG 22 Published in 19 hymnals |
1 Love of the Father, Love of God the Son,
from whom all came, in whom was all begun;
who formest heavenly beauty out of strife,
creation's whole desire and breath of life:
2 Thou the all-holy, thou supreme in might,
thou dost give peace, thy presence maketh right;
thou with thy favour all things dost enfold,
with thine all-kindness free from harm wilt hold.
3 Purest and highest, wisest and most just,
there is no truth save only in thy trust;
thou dost the mind from earthly dreams recall,
and bring, through Christ, to him for whom are all.
4 Eternal glory, let all thee adore,
who art and shalt be worshipped evermore:
us whom thou madest, comfort with thy might,
and lead us to enjoy thy heavenly light.
Source: Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #610
| First Line: | Love of the Father, love of God the Son |
| Author: | Robert Seymour Bridges |
Amor Patris et Filii, veri splendor auxilii. [Whitsuntide.] This is found in a manuscript of c. 1200 from Thame Abbey, Oxon, now in the B. M. (Burney 357, f. 15b), in a MS. of the 12th century, at Toulouse (162, f. 175; see Catalogue), and others. Printed in Mone, No. 180, Kehrein, No. 137, &c. Translated as:
Love of the Father, Love of God the Son, a fine version by R. B. in the Yattendon Hymnal, 1899, No. 28, and The English Hymnal, 1906. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
| Instances (4) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #610 | Love of the Father, love of God the Son | Robert Bridges (1844-1930) | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) | 10.10.10.10 | MAGDA | C Major | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Complete Anglican Hymns Old & New #441 | Love of the Father, Love of God the Son | Love of the Father, Love of God the Son | 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard Edition #159 | Love of the Father, Love of God the Son | 10.10.10.10 | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Hymns Old and New: New Anglican #323 | Love of the Father, Love of God the Son | 10.10.10.10 | 1996 |
