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!

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.

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.

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.

But let my due feet never fail
To walk the studious cloisters pale,
And love the high read more

But let my due feet never fail
To walk the studious cloisters pale,
And love the high embowed roof,
With antique pillars massy proof,
And storied windows richly dight;
Casting a dim religious light.

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.

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.

For I light my candle from their torches.

For I light my candle from their torches.

There swift return
Diurnal, merely to officiate light
Round this opacous earth, this punctual spot.

There swift return
Diurnal, merely to officiate light
Round this opacous earth, this punctual spot.