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He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
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He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts
Benighted walks under the mid-day sun;
Himself his own dungeon.
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
More light!
[Ger., Mehr Licht!]
More light!
[Ger., Mehr Licht!]
Misled by Fancy's meteor-ray,
By passion driven;
But yet the light that led astray,
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Misled by Fancy's meteor-ray,
By passion driven;
But yet the light that led astray,
Was light from Heaven.
Like our dawn, merely a sob of light.
Like our dawn, merely a sob of light.
Hail, holy light! offspring of heaven firstborn!
Or of th' eternal co-eternal beam,
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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!
He was a burning and shining light: and ye were willing for a
season to rejoice in his light.
He was a burning and shining light: and ye were willing for a
season to rejoice in his light.
Light (God's eldest daughter!)
Light (God's eldest daughter!)
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.
