O Lord of Life (Gladden)

O Lord of life

to Thee we lift our hearts in praise for those

Thy pro­phets

who have shown Thy gift of grace that ev­er grows

Of truth that spreads from shore to shore

of wis­dom’s wid­en­ing ray

Of light that shin­eth more and more un­to Thy per­fect day.

Shine forth

O light

that we may see

with hearts all un­afraid

The mean­ing and the mys­te­ry of things that Thou hast made:

Shine forth

and let the dark­ling past be­neath Thy beam grow bright;

Shine forth

and touch the fu­ture vast with Thine un­trou­bled light.

Light up Thy Word; the fet­tered page from kill­ing bond­age free;

Light up our way; lead forth this age in love’s large li­ber­ty.

O light of light! with­in us dwell

through us Thy ra­di­ance pour

That word and life Thy truths may tell

and praise Thee ev­er­more.