by Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620)

Author of Light
Language: English 
Our translations:  DUT FRI
Author of light, revive my dying sprite;
Redeem it from the snares of all confounding night.
Lord, light me to thy blessed way,
For blind with worldly vain desires
I wander as a stray.
Sun and moon, stars and underlights I see,
But all their glorious beams
Are mists and darkness being compared to thee.

Fountain of health, my soul's deep wounds recure.
Sweet showers of pity rain, wash my uncleanness pure.
One drop of thy desired grace
The faint and fading heart can raise,
And in joy's bosom place.
Sin and death, hell and tempting fiends may rage;
But God his own will guard,
And their sharp pains and grief in time assuage.

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Geart van der Meer) , "Schepper van Light", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRI Frisian (Geart van der Meer) , "Skepper fan ljocht", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 114