Religion
An Hymn for Vespers
From A Paraphrase upon the Canticles (1679)
JESU CHRIST, blest Light of Light,
Th' Immortal Fathers chearful shine,
Ray of Glory, all Divine,
Equally with Him fair, and bright;
When we see the Day decline,
Calling the sluggish Evening on,
We praise the Father and the Son,
And in our Lauds the Spirit joyn,
"Worthy art Thou, O God, we say,
"Worthy, O Son of God, art Thou,
"And Thou, of Life the Lord and Giver,
"Worthy to be Prais'd for ever,
"Great THREE and ONE to Thee we bow,
"And with th' whole World thus Crown each Day!
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MLA
Woodford, Samuel. “An Hymn for Vespers.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/woodford/52/.
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Woodford, Samuel. “An Hymn for Vespers.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/woodford/52/.
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