Hail, holy light! offspring of heaven firstborn!
Or of th' eternal co-eternal beam,
May I express thee read more

Hail, holy light! offspring of heaven firstborn!
Or of th' eternal co-eternal beam,
May I express thee unblam'd? since God is light
And never but in unapproached light
Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee,
Bright effluence of bright essence increate!

There are two kinds of light--the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.

There are two kinds of light--the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.

Like our dawn, merely a sob of light.

Like our dawn, merely a sob of light.

Light is the symbol of truth.

Light is the symbol of truth.

Suns may set and rise again: for us, when our brief light has set, there's the sleep of one ever read more

Suns may set and rise again: for us, when our brief light has set, there's the sleep of one ever lasting night. Give me a thousand kisses.

In the dark a glimmering light is often sufficient for the pilot
to find the polar star and to read more

In the dark a glimmering light is often sufficient for the pilot
to find the polar star and to fix his course.
[It., Fra l' ombre un lampo solo
Basta al nocchier fugace
Che gia ritrova il polo,
Gia riconosce il mar.]

A light is still a light-even though the blind man cannot see it.

A light is still a light-even though the blind man cannot see it.

Firelight will not let you read fine stories but it's warm and you won't see the dust on the floor.

Firelight will not let you read fine stories but it's warm and you won't see the dust on the floor.

That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh
into the world.

That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh
into the world.