O Gladsome Light

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1 O gladsome light, O grace
of God the Father's face,
the eternal splendor wearing;
celestial, holy, blest,
our Savior Jesus Christ,
joyful in Thine appearing.

2 Now, as day fadeth quite,
we see the evening light,
our wonted hymn outpouring;
Father of might unknown,
Thee, His incarnate Son,
and Holy Spirit adoring.

3 To Thee of right belongs
all praise of holy songs,
O Son of God, Life-giver;
Thee, therefore, O Most High,
the world doth glorify
and shall exalt forever.

Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #430

Translator: Robert Seymour Bridges

Robert S. Bridges (b. Walmer, Kent, England, 1844; d. Boar's Hill, Abingdon, Berkshire, England, 1930) In a modern listing of important poets Bridges' name is often omitted, but in his generation he was consid­ered a great poet and fine scholar. He studied medicine and practiced as a physician until 1881, when he moved to the village of Yattendon. He had already written some poetry, but after 1881 his literary career became a full-time occupation, and in 1913 he was awarded the position of poet laureate in England. Bridges published The Yattendon Hymnal (1899), a collection of one hundred hymns (forty-four written or translated by him with settings mainly from the Genevan psalter, arranged for unaccompanied singing. In addition to volumes… Go to person page >

Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Tune

NUNC DIMITTIS (Bourgeois)

Louis Bourgeois (PHH 3) composed NUNC DIMITTIS for the Song of Simeon; the tune was first published in the 1547 edition of the Genevan Psalter. Claude Goudimel (PHH 6) wrote the harmonization in 1564 with the melody originally in the tenor voice. Some Christian denominations associate this tune with…

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A Treasury of Catholic Song #235

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Ancient and Modern #20

At Worship #d178

Australian Hymn Book #121

Christian Hymns #72

Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #707

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Common Praise (1998) #13

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Common Praise #17

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #572

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Glory to God #672

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Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #13

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools. 3rd ed. #d202

Hymnal for Juniors in Worship and Study #d66

Hymnbook for Christian Worship #292

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Hymns to the Living God #343

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Hymns #88

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Lift Up Your Hearts #393

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Lutheran Service Book #888

Pilgrim Hymnal #49

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Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #430

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Rejoice in the Lord #623

Selected Hymns and Carols. 3rd, 4th, and 5th ed. #d42

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Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #220

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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #54

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Songs of Praise #34

Songs of praise #50

The Australian Hymn Book with Catholic Supplement #121

The Book of Common Praise #34

The Churches of God Hymnal. #d353

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The Cyber Hymnal #4861

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The English Hymnal #269

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The English Hymnal #269

The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada #365

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The Hymnal #A82

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The Hymnal 1982 #36

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The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 #176

The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches #551

The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada #551

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The Hymnbook #61

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The Lutheran Hymnal #101

The Mennonite Hymnal #489

The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes #936

The Milton Hymnal #d90

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The New English Hymnal #247

The Oxford American Hymnal for Schools and Colleges #d231

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The People's Hymn Book #253

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #549

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The Riverdale Hymn Book #13

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The United Methodist Hymnal #686

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The Worshipbook #494

We Celebrate with Song #d133

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Worship (3rd ed.) #679

Worship and Hymns for All Occasions #d146

Worship II, a Hymnal for Roman Catholic Parishes #d175

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