O Splendor of God's Glory Bright

O splendor of God�s glory bright,
From light eternal bringing light,
Thou Light of light, light�s living Spring,
True Day, all days illumining.

Come, very Sun of Heaven�s love,
In lasting radiance from above,
And pour the Holy Spirit�s ray
On all we think or do today.

And now to Thee our pray�rs ascend,
O Father glorious without end;
We plead with Sovereign Grace for pow�r
To conquer in temptation�s hour.

Confirm our will to do the right,
And keep our hearts from envy�s blight;
Let faith her eager fires renew,
And hate the false, and love the true.

O joyful be the passing day
With thoughts as pure as morning�s ray,
With faith like noontide shining bright,
Our souls unshadowed by the night.

Dawn�s glory gilds the earth and skies,
Let Him, our prefect Morn, arise,
The Word in God the Father one,
The Father imaged by the Son.