Lord of Light, Whose Name Outshineth

Lord of light

whose name out­shin­eth

All the stars and suns of space

Deign to make us Thy co­work­ers

In the king­dom of Thy grace;

Use us to ful­fill Thy pur­pose

In the gift of Christ Thy Son.

Father

as in high­est heav­en

So on earth Thy will be done.

By the toil of low­ly work­ers

In some far out­ly­ing field;

By the coura­ge where the ra­di­ance

Of the cross is still re­vealed;

By the vic­to­ries of meek­ness

Through re­proach and suf­fer­ing won.

Grant that know­ledge

still in­creas­ing

At Thy feet may low­ly kneel;

With Thy grace our triu­mphs hal­low

With Thy char­ity our zeal;

Lift the na­tions from the sha­dows

To the glad­ness of the sun.

By the pray­ers of faith­ful watch­men

Never si­lent day or night;

By the cross of Je­sus bring­ing

Peace to men

and heal­ing light;

By the love that pass­eth know­ledge

Making all Thy child­ren one.