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.

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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.

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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.

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By the pray­ers of faith­ful watch­men,
Never si­lent day or night;
By the cross of Je­sus bring­ing
Peace to men, and heal­ing light;
By the love that pass­eth know­ledge,
Making all Thy child­ren one.

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