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O Heavenly Word Eternal Light
BRESLAU-Geistliche Gesange, Leipzig, 1625
O Heavenly Word, Eternal Light
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O Heavenly Word, Eternal Light,
Begotten of the Father's Might,
Who, in these latter days, art born
For succour to a world forlorn;
Our hearts enlighten from above,
And kindle with Thine own true love;
That we, who hear Thy call to-day,
May cast earth's vanities away.
And when as judge Thou drawest nigh
The secrets of all hearts to try;
When sinners meet their awful doom,
And Saints attain their heavenly home;
O let us not, for evil past,
Be driven from Thy Face at last;
But with the blessed evermore
Behold Thee, love Thee, and adore.
To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One,
Praise, honour, might, and glory be
From age to age eternally.