Hail, Gladdening Light
- Words:
- Greek Hymn, Tr. by John Keble
- Music:
- Joseph Barnby
Sheet music
- 1Hail, gladdening Light, of His pure glory poured,Who is th'immortal Father, heav'nly blest;Highest and holiest, Jesus Christ, our Lord!Alleluia! Alleluia!Now are we come to the sun’s hour of rest;All times are ordered in Thy word alone,Therefore the day and night Thy glories own.Alleluia! Alleluia!
- 2The lights of evening now around us shine;We hymn Thy blest humanity divine;Worthiest art Thou at all times to be sung.Alleluia! Alleluia!By grateful hearts, with undefiled tongue,Son of our God, Giver of life alone!Therefore shall all the worlds Thy glories own.Alleluia! Alleluia!
In the hymnals
- Written in 1834, the words are in 64 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.