The phrase "illumined" resonates through 9 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
illumined
...On her bosom bore the nations,
Laved, illumined—Christendom.
On this feast, almighty Father,...
On her bosom bore the nations,
Laved, illumined—Christendom.
On this feast, almighty Father,
...Rose amid the deep gloom,
And illumined the darkness
Of death and the tomb....
Rose amid the deep gloom,
And illumined the darkness
Of death and the tomb.
...The thicker darkness of the mind.
To mine illumined eyes, display
The glorious truth Thy Word reveals;...
The thicker darkness of the mind.
To mine illumined eyes, display
The glorious truth Thy Word reveals;
...As they watch upon the plain;
With supernal light illumined,
And they heard the sweet refrain:...
As they watch upon the plain;
With supernal light illumined,
And they heard the sweet refrain:
...Spread thy heav’nly light afar,
Till each heart illumined be,
With the radiance shed by thee....
Spread thy heav’nly light afar,
Till each heart illumined be,
With the radiance shed by thee.
...Purpose and work be unseen;
Steps will be brightly illumined,
Firm on His love if we lean....
Purpose and work be unseen;
Steps will be brightly illumined,
Firm on His love if we lean.
...Joyful, O shepherds, hasten,
On thro’ illumined night.
On to the holy city,...
Joyful, O shepherds, hasten,
On thro’ illumined night.
On to the holy city,
...All the dead shall hear,
Will our brows, illumined,
Bear the saving name?...
All the dead shall hear,
Will our brows, illumined,
Bear the saving name?
...Resound on every side.
The sky is all illumined
With Bethl’m’s shining star;...
Resound on every side.
The sky is all illumined
With Bethl’m’s shining star;
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