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by Lancelot Andrewes (1555 - 1626)
Translation by Alexander Whyte (1836 - 1921)

Glory be to thee, O lord, glory be to...
Language: English  after the Latin 
Glory be to thee, O lord, glory be to thee,
Creator of the visible light,
The sun’s ray, the flame of fire;
Creator also of the light invisible and intellectual:
That which is known of God, the light invisible.
Glory be to thee, O Lord, glory be to thee,
Creator of the Light.
for writings of the law, glory be to thee:
for oracles of prophets, glory be to thee:
for melody of psalms, glory be to thee:
for wisdom of proverbs, glory be to thee:
experience of histories, glory be to thee:
a light which never sets.
God is the Lord, who hath shewed us light.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Alexander Whyte (1836 - 1921) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Latin by Lancelot Andrewes (1555 - 1626) [text unavailable]
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This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
  • by John (Milford) Rutter, CBE (b. 1945), "Hymn to the Creator of Light"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-04-14
Line count: 14
Word count: 107

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