Scripture Verse

God divided the light from the darkness. Genesis 1:4

Introduction

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John Keble (1792–1866)

Words: John Ke­ble, 1827, in his po­em Tis Gone, That Bright and Orb­èd Blaze.

Music: Sal­is­bu­ry Tho­mas Ra­vens­croft, The Whole Booke of Psalmes (Lon­don: 1621) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Thomas Ravenscroft (1592–1635)

Lyrics

Thou fram­er of the light and dark,
Steer through the tem­pest Thine own ark;
Amid the howl­ing win­try sea,
We are in port if we have Thee.

The rul­ers of this Chris­tian land,
’Twixt Thee and us or­dained to stand,
Guide Thou their course, O Lord, aright;
Let all do all as in Thy sight.

O God the Fa­ther, God the Son,
And God the Spi­rit, Three in One,
Hear Thou in Heav’n Thy child­ren’s cry,
And in our hour of need be nigh.