Scripture Verse

God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5

Introduction

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Giovanni P. da Palestrina
1525–1594

Words: Gi­o­van­ni P. da Pal­es­tri­na, 16th Cen­tu­ry (Glo­ria pa­tri et fil­io). Trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by Myr­tle K. Cher­ry­man. This is a cho­rale, not well suit­ed for con­gre­ga­tion­al sing­ing, but we in­clude it be­cause of the beau­ty of the mu­sic & its his­tor­ic­al sig­nif­i­cance.

Music: Gi­o­van­ni P. da Pa­les­tri­na (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Father of Light, we sing in Thy praise,
Father of Light, we sing in Thy praise.
Joyfully now, our voices we raise,
Joyfully now, our voices we raise.
May Thy peace come down from above,
May Thy peace come from above.
Fill our hearts with Thy great love.
Fill our hearts with Thy great love.