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O Splendor of God's glory bright, O Thou that bringest light from lightTranslator: Robert Seymour Bridges ( alt.); Author: St. Ambrose (4th century)Published in 36 hymnals Printable scores: PDF, SibeliusAudio files: MIDI | ||
1 O splendor of God's glory bright,
O thou that bringest light from light,
O Light of Light, light's living spring,
O Day, all days illumining.
2 O thou true Sun of heavenly love,
pour down thy radiance from above:
the Spirit's sanctifying beam
upon our earthly senses stream.
3 With prayer the Father we implore,
O Father, glorious evermore,
we plead with thee for grace and power
to conquer in temptation's hour.
4 To guide whate'er we nobly do,
with love all envy to subdue,
and give us grace our wrongs to bear,
to make ill-fortune turn to fair.
5 All laud to God the Father be;
all praise, eternal Son, to thee;
all glory to the Spirit raise
in equal and unending praise.
Ambrosius (St. Ambrose), second son and third child of Ambrosius, Prefect of the Gauls, was born at Lyons, Aries, or Treves—-probably the last-—in 340 A.D. On the death of his father in 353 his mother removed to Rome with her three children. Ambrose went through the usual course of education, attaining considerable proficiency in Greek; and then entered the profession which his elder brother Satyrus had chosen, that of the law. In this he so distinguished himself that, after practising in the court of Probus, the Praetorian Prefect of Italy, he was, in 374, appointed Consular of Liguria and Aemilia. This office necessitated his residence in Milan. Not many months after, Auxentius, bishop of Milan, who had joined the Arian party, died; a… Go to person page >| First Line: | O Splendor of God's glory bright, O Thou that bringest light from light |
| Author: | St. Ambrose (4th century) |
| Translator: | Robert Seymour Bridges ( alt.) |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
| Language: | English |
| Instances (6) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern #7 | O splendour of God's glory bright | St. Ambrose, c. 340-397 | Arthur Hutchings, 1906-1989 | 8.8.8.8 | SOLEMNIS HÆC FESTIVITAS | D Major | English | 2000 | |||||||||
| Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #81 | O Splendor of God's glory bright | O Splendor of God's Glory Bright | Ambrose of Milan, 340-97 | N. Herman, c. 1480-1561 | 8.8.8.8 | O HEILIGE DREIFALTIGKEIT | D Major | Latin; English | 1996 | ||||||||
| Evangelical Lutheran Worship #559 | O splendor of God's glory bright | Ambrose of Milan, 340-397 | 8.8.8.8 | SPLENDOR PATERNAE | F Major or Modal | 2006 | |||||||||||
| Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #5 | O splendor of God's glory bright | Ambrose of Milan, 340-397; Robert Seymour Bridges, 1844-1930 | Richard Proulx, 1937- | 8.8.8.8 | SPLENDOR PATERNAE GLORIAE | C Major | English | 1985 | |||||||||
| Lutheran Service Book #874 | O Splendor of God's glory bright | O Splendor of God's Glory Bright | Ambrose of Milan, 340-397; Robert S. Bridges, 1844-1930 | Stephen R. Johnson, b. 1966 | 2 Corinthians 4:6; John 1:14; 1 Corinthians 10:13; John 6:35; John 6:41; John 6:48; John 6:51 | PUTNAM | D Major | English | 2006 | ||||||||
| The United Methodist Hymnal #679 | O splendor of God's glory bright | O Splendor of God's Glory Bright | Ambrose of Milan; Robert S. Bridges | William Knapp | 8.8.8.8 | WAREHAM | B Flat Major | English | 1989 |
