Religion
O Word of Truth! in devious paths
Translated by John Brownlie (1900) · From Hymns of the Greek Church (1900)
O Word of Truth! in devious paths
My wayward feet have trod,
I have not kept the day serene
I gave at morn to God.
And now 'tis night, and night within,
O God, the light hath fled!
I have not kept the vow I made
When morn its glories shed.
For clouds of gloom from nether world
Obscured my upward way;
O Christ the Light, Thy light bestow
And turn my night to day!
Codex Note
An Evening Hymn
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MLA
Nazianzus, Gregory of. “O Word of Truth! in devious paths.” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/264/.
Chicago
Nazianzus, Gregory of. “O Word of Truth! in devious paths.” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/264/.
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