Light, that from the dark abyss

Madest all things, none amiss,

To share Thy beauty share Thy bliss

Come to us: come.

Light, that dost o’er all things reign

Light that dost all life maintain;

O Light, that dost create again,

Come to us: come.

Light that stoop'd to rise and raise,

Soar’d to God above our gaze,

And still art with us all the days

Come to us: come.

Light that makest manifest,

Beautifiest, hallowest,

Light in Thy joyous strength at rest,

Come to us: come.

Leave us not to say we see,

While we shut our eyes to Thee,

Who knockest very patiently:

Enter, and come.

All our good is Thine alone

All our evil is our own;

Oh drive it from before Thy throne,

Come to us; come.

Works of darkness put away:

With Thy harness us array

To walk in light and wait for day,

And Thee to come.

We have done great wrong to Thee,

Yet we do belong to Thee;

Oh make our life one song to Thee,

Come to us: come.

Come, in all the majesty

Of Thy great humility;

Come, the whole world cries out to Thee,

Come to us: come.