Lord of Light, Whose Name Outshineth

Lord of light, whose name outshineth
All the stars and suns of space,
Deign to make us Thy coworkers
In the kingdom of Thy grace;
Use us to fulfill Thy purpose
In the gift of Christ Thy Son:
Father, as in highest heaven
So on earth Thy will be done.

By the toil of lowly workers
In some far outlying field;
By the courage where the radiance
Of the Cross is still revealed;
By the victories of meekness,
Through reproach and suffering won,
Father, as in highest heaven
So on earth Thy will be done.

Grant that knowledge, still increasing,
At Thy feet may lowly kneel;
With Thy grace our triumphs hallow,
With Thy charity our zeal;
Lift the nations from the shadows
To the gladness of the sun;
Father, as in highest heaven
So on earth Thy will be done.

By the prayers of faithful watchmen,
Never silent day or night;
By the Cross of Jesus bringing
Peace to men, and healing light;
By tthe love that passeth knowledge,
Making all Thy children one,
Father, as in highest heaven
So on earth Thy will be done.

MIDI sequence copyright © 2000 Brian M. Ames.