Evening
O Trinity of Blessed Light
- Words:
- Ambrose of Milan, 4th Century. German version by M. Luther, 1543.
- Music:
- 'O Lux Beata Trinitas' ancient Latin.
- Setting:
- "A Hymnal" (Episcopal), 1916.
- Metre:
- 8 8 8 8
- 1O Trinity of blessèd light,O Unity of princely might,The fiery sun now goes his way;Shed Thou within our hearts a ray.
- 2To Thee our morning song of praise,To Thee our evening prayer we raise;O grant us with Thy saints on highTo praise Thee through eternity.
- 3All laud to God the Father be,All praise, eternal Son, to Thee,All glory, as is ever meet,To God the holy Paraclete.
Scripture
Topics
In the hymnals
- The words are in 59 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, O Lux Beata Trinitas, is in 26 hymnals. The tune →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. 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.