Advent of Jesus · Hymn 375 · 7.7.8.4
Light, that from the dark abyss
“He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness” Jhn. 8:12
1.
Light, that from the dark abyss
Madest all things, none amiss
To share Thy beauty share Thy bliss
Come to us; come
2.
Light, that dost o’er all things reign
Light that dost all life maintain
O Light, that doest create again
Come to us; come
3.
Light of men, that left the skies
Light that look’d through human eyes
And died in darkness as man dies
Come to us; come
4.
Light that stoop’d to rise and raise
Soar’d to God above our gaze
And still art with us all the days
Come to us; come
5.
Light that makest manifest
Beautifiest, hallowest
Light in Thy joyous strength at rest
Come to us; come
6.
Leave us not to say we see
While we shut our eyes to Thee
Who knockest very patiently;
Enter and come
7.
All our good is Thine alone
All our evil is our own
Oh, drive it from before Thy throne
Come to us; come
8.
Works of darkness put away
With Thy harness us array
To walk in light and wait for day
And Thee to come
9.
We have done great wrong to Thee
Yet we do belong to Thee
Oh, make our life one song to Thee
Come to us; come
10.
Come, in all the majesty
Of thy great humility
Come, the whole world cries out to Thee
Come to us; come
Amen