O Light of Light, By Love Inclined

O Light of light

by love in­clined

Jesu

Re­deem­er of man­kind

With lov­ing-kind­ness deign to hear

From sup­pli­ant voic­es praise and pray­er.

Thou who to raise our souls from hell

Didst deign in flesh­ly form to dwell

Vouchsafe us

when our race is run

In Thy fair bo­dy to be one.

More bright by day Thy face did show

Thy rai­ment whit­er than the snow

When on the mount to mor­tals blest

Man’s mak­er Thou was ma­ni­fest.

Two pro­phets

that had faith to see

With Thine elect found com­pa­ny

Where un­to each

di­vine­ly shown

The God­head veiled in form was known.

The heav­ens above His glo­ry named

The Fa­ther’s voice the Son pro­claimed;

To whom

the King of glo­ry now

All faith­ful hearts ad­or­ing bow.

May all who seek Thy praise aright

Through pur­er lives show forth Thy light;

So to the bright­ness of the skies

By ho­ly deeds our hearts shall rise.

Eternal God

to Thee we raise

The King of kings

our hymn of praise

Who Three in One and One in Three

Doth live and reign eter­nal­ly.

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hymn: O Light of Light, By Love Inclined - From the Latin - Henry Lawes (1596–1662) | HymnC