"O God of God, O Light of Light"
                       by John Julian, 1839-1913
                                Text From:
                    THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
           (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942) p.104



        1. O God of God, O Light of Light,
        Thou Prince of Peace, Thou King of kings!
        To Thee where angels know no night
        The song of praise forever rings.
        To Him who sits upon the throne,
        The Lamb once slain for sinful men,
        Be honor, might, all by Him won,
        Glory and praise! Amen, Amen.

        2. Deep in the prophets' sacred page,
        Grand in the poets' winged word,
        Slowly in type, from age to age,
        Nations beheld their coming Lord,
        Till through the deep Judean night
        Rang out the song "Good will to men!"
        Hymned by the first-born sons of light,
        Reechoed now, "Good will!" Amen.

        3. That life of truth, those deeds of love,
        That death of pain, mid hate and scorn,
        These all are past, and now above
        He reigns our King, once crowned with thorn.
        Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates;
        So sang His hosts, unheard by men;
        Lift up your heads, for you He waits.
        We lift them up. Amen, Amen.

        4. Nations afar, in ignorance deep,
        Isles of the sea, where darkness lay,
        These hear His voice, they wake from sleep,
        And throng with joy the upward way.
        They cry with us, "Send forth Thy light,
        O Lamb, once slain for sinful men;
        Burst Satan's bonds, O God of might;
        Set all men free!" Amen, Amen.

        5. Sing to the Lord a glorious song,
        Sing to His name, His love forthtell;
        Sing on, heaven's host, His praise prolong;
        Sing, ye who now on earth do dwell:
        Worthy the Lamb for sinners slain;
        From angels praise and thanks from men;
        Worthy the Lamb, enthroned to reign,
        Glory and power! Amen, Amen.

        
Notes from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Hymn #132 Text: Ps. 43:3 Author: John Julian, 1883 Tune: "O grosser Gott" 1st Published in: _Gesang-und Notenbuch_ Town: Stuttgart, 1744
This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Cindy A. Beesley and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 452-2148 Fax: (219) 452-2126

Converted to HTML by Nelson Chin for the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.