O Light That Knew No Dawn

O light that knew no dawn

That shines to end­less day

All things in earth and Heav’n

Are lus­tered by Thy ray;

No eye can to Thy throne as­cend

Nor mind Thy bright­ness com­pre­hend.

Thy grace

O Fa­ther

give

That I might serve in fear;

Above all boons

I pray

Grant me Thy voice to hear;

From sin Thy child in mer­cy free

And let me dwell in light with Thee.

That

cleansed from stain of sin

I may meet hom­age give;

And pure in heart

be­hold

Thy beau­ty while I live;

Clean hands in ho­ly wor­ship raise

And Thee

O Christ my Sav­ior

praise.

In sup­pli­ca­tion meek

To Thee I bend the knee;

O Christ

when Thou shalt come

In love re­mem­ber me

And in Thy king­dom

by Thy grace

Grant me a hum­ble serv­ant’s place.

Thy grace

O Fa­ther

give

I hum­bly Thee implore;

And let Thy mer­cy bless

Thy serv­ant more and more.

All grace and glo­ry be to Thee

From age to age eter­nal­ly.