O Light Whose Splendor Thrills

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O Light whose splendor thrills and gladdens

Paraphraser: Carl P. Daw (1989)
Tune: ST. CLEMENT (Scholefield)
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	O Light, Whose Splendor

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	Three Evening Hymns, Set 1

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	This Is a Day of New Beginnings - The…

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1 O Light whose splendor thrills and gladdens
With radiance brighter than the sun,
Pure gleam of God's unending glory,
O Jesus, blest anointed One.

2 As twilight hovers near at sunset,
And lamps are lit, and children nod,
In evening hymns we lift our voices
To Father, Spirit, Son: one God.

3 In all life's brilliant, timeless moments,
Let faithful voices sing Your praise.
O Son of God, our life-bestower,
Whose glory lightens endless days.

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Paraphraser: Carl P. Daw

Carl P. Daw, Jr. (b. Louisville, KY, 1944) is the son of a Baptist minister. He holds a PhD degree in English (University of Virginia) and taught English from 1970-1979 at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. As an Episcopal priest (MDiv, 1981, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennesee) he served several congregations in Virginia, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. From 1996-2009 he served as the Executive Director of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Carl Daw began to write hymns as a consultant member of the Text committee for The Hymnal 1982, and his many texts often appeared first in several small collections, including A Year of Grace: Hymns for the Church Year (1990); To Sing God’s Praise (1992), New… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O Light whose splendor thrills and gladdens
Title:	O Light Whose Splendor Thrills
Paraphraser:	Carl P. Daw (1989)
Meter:	9.8.9.8
Source:	Phos Hilaron, 3rd century
Language:	English
Copyright:	Paraphrase copyright © 1989 by Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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ST. CLEMENT (Scholefield)

ST. CLEMENT was composed for [John Ellerton's text "The Day Thou Gavest"] by Rev. Clement C. Scholefield (b. Edgbaston, near Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1839; d. Goldalming, Surrey, England, 1904). ST. CLEMENT was published in Arthur S. Sullivan's 1874 hymnal, Church Hymns with Tunes; of his…

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LES COMANDEMENS DE DIEU

LES COMMANDEMENS (French for "the commandments"), a rich and graceful tune in the Hypo-Ionian mode (major), was used in the Genevan Psalter (1547) for the Decalogue and for Psalm 140, and later in British psalters and in the Lutheran tradition. The first setting in the Psalter Hymnal derives from Cl…

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Piano/Organ Three Evening Hymns, Set 1 Final Flourishes, Vol. 2 The Art of Hymn Playing Volume II - Introductions, Preludes, Free Accompaniments, and Alternate Harmonizations More Piano/Organ...
Choral This Is a Day of New Beginnings - The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended - (Choral Score) More Choral...
Instrumental Five Hymn Accompaniments for Brass Quartet and Organ, Set 2 More Instrumental...
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