On This Day, the First of Days

On this day

the first of days

God the Fa­ther’s name we praise;

Who

cre­ation’s Lord and spring

Did the world from dark­ness bring.

On this day the eter­nal Son

Over death His tri­umph won;

On this day the Spir­it came

With His gifts of liv­ing flame.

O that fer­vent love to­day

May in ev­ery heart have sway

Teaching us to praise aright

God

the source of life and light.

Father

who didst fa­shion me

Image of Thy­self to be

Fill me with Thy love di­vine

Let my ev­ery thought be Thine.

Holy Je­sus

may I be

Dead and bur­ied here with Thee;

And

by love in­flamed

arise

Unto Thee a sac­ri­fice.

Thou

who dost all gifts im­part

Shine

sweet Spir­it

in my heart;

Best of gifts Thy­self be­stow;

Make me burn Thy love to know.

God

the bless­èd Three in One

Dwell with­in my heart alone;

Thou dost give Thy­self to me;

May I give my­self to Thee.