Thee, O Christ the Father's splendor

Thee, O Christ the Father's splendor

Author: Rabanus Maurus
Published in 11 hymnals

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1. Thee, O Christ, the Father’s splendor,
Life and virtue of the heart,
In the presence of the angels
Sing we now with tuneful art,
Meetly in alternate chorus,
Bearing our responsive part.

2. Thus we praise with veneration
All the armies of the sky;
Chiefly him, the warrior primate,
Of celestial chivalry,
Michael, who in princely virtue
Cast Abaddon from on high.

3. By whose watchful care repelling—
King of everlasting grace—
Every ghostly adversary,
All things evil, all things base,
Grant us of Thine only goodness,
In Thy paradise a place.

4. Laud and honor to the Father,
Laud and honor to the Son,
Laud and honor to the Spirit,
Ever Three, and ever One,
Consubstantial, co-eternal,
While unending ages run.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #6847

Author: Rabanus Maurus

Rabanus Maurus (c. 776-856) or Hrabanus Magnentius Maurus, was born of noble parents at Mainz, and educated at Fulda and Tours under Alcuin, who is reputed to have given him the surname, Maurus, after the saint of that name. In 803, he became director of the school at the Benedictine Abbey at Fulda. He was ordained priest in 814, spending the following years in a pilgrimage to Palestine. In 822, he became Abbott at Fulda, retiring in 842. In 847, he became archbishop of Mainz. He died at Winkel on the Rhine, February 4, 856. This distinguished Carolingian poet-theologian wrote extensive biblical commentaries, the Encyclopaedic De Universo, De Institutione Clericorum, and other works which circulated widely during the Middle Ages. Som… Go to person page >

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First Line: Thee, O Christ the Father's splendor
Author: Rabanus Maurus
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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English and Latin Hymns, or Harmonies to Part I of the Roman Hymnal #175

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Edition #239

Roman Hymnal, Complete edition #d158

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The Book of Common Praise #O30

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The Catholic Hymnal #155

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The Cyber Hymnal #6847

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The English Hymnal #241

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The English Hymnal #241a

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The English Hymnal #241b

The Saint Dunstan Hymnal, Plainsong Hymns with Accompaniments, from the Manuscripts of the late Rev. Winfred Douglas #d79

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The Sodalist's Hymnal #266

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