4908. O Grant Us Light

1. O grant us light, that we may know
The wisdom Thou alone canst give,
That truth may guide where’er we go,
And virtue bless where’er we live.

2. O grant us light, that we may see
Where error lurks in human lore,
And turn our doubting minds to Thee,
And love Thy simple Word the more.

3. O grant us light, that we may learn,
How dead is life from Thee apart,
How sure is joy for all who turn
To Thee an undivided heart.

4. O grant us light, in grief and pain,
To lift our burdened hearts above,
That truth may guide where’er we go,
And virtue bless where’er we live.

5. O grant us light, when, soon or late,
All earthly scenes shall pass away,
In Thee to find the open gate
To deathless home and endless day.

Text Information
First Line: O grant us light, that we may know
Title: O Grant Us Light
Author: Lawrence Tuttiett (1885)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: ST. CRISPIN, George J. Elvey, 1862
Tune Information
Name: CANONBURY
Composer: Robert Alexander Schumann (1839)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 53334 32123 56712
Key: G Major
Source: Adapted from Nachtstück, Opus 23, No. 4, by Robert A. Schumann, 1839
Copyright: Public Domain



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