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==Original text and translations==
==Text and translations==
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<poem>
O Thou, the central orb of righteous love,
O Thou, the central orb of righteous love,
Pure beam of the most High, eternal Light
Pure beam of the most High, eternal Light
Of this our wintry world, Thy radiance bright
Of this our wintry world, Thy radiance bright
Awakes new joy in faith, hope soars above.  
Awakes new joy in faith, hope soars above.


Come, quickly come, and let thy glory shine,
Come, quickly come, and let thy glory shine,
Gilding our darksome heaven with rays Divine.  
Gilding our darksome heaven with rays Divine.


Thy saints with holy lustre round Thee move,
Thy saints with holy lustre round Thee move,
As stars about thy throne, set in the height
As stars about thy throne, set in the height
Of God's ordaining counsel, as Thy sight
Of God's ordaining counsel, as Thy sight
Gives measured grace to each, Thy power to prove.  
Gives measured grace to each, Thy power to prove.


Let Thy bright beams disperse the gloom of sin,
Let Thy bright beams disperse the gloom of sin,
Our nature all shall feel eternal day
Our nature all shall feel eternal day
In fellowship with thee, transforming day
In fellowship with thee, transforming day &#91;[[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|clay?]]]
To souls erewhile unclean, now pure within. Amen.
To souls erewhile unclean, now pure within. Amen.
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Lyricist Henry Ramsden Bramley

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O Thou, the central orb of righteous love,
Pure beam of the most High, eternal Light
Of this our wintry world, Thy radiance bright
Awakes new joy in faith, hope soars above.

Come, quickly come, and let thy glory shine,
Gilding our darksome heaven with rays Divine.

Thy saints with holy lustre round Thee move,
As stars about thy throne, set in the height
Of God's ordaining counsel, as Thy sight
Gives measured grace to each, Thy power to prove.

Let Thy bright beams disperse the gloom of sin,
Our nature all shall feel eternal day
In fellowship with thee, transforming day [clay?]
To souls erewhile unclean, now pure within. Amen.
 

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