The earliest known Christian hymn outside the New Testament. Sung at the lighting of the evening lamps in the East, and at Evening Prayer in many Western traditions.
Universal · Patristic (1st–7th c.)
O Gladsome Light
O gladsome Light,
pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,
O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the sun,
and our eyes behold the vesper light,
we sing thy praises, O God:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Thou art worthy at all times to be praised
by happy voices,
O Son of God, O Giver of life,
and to be glorified through all the worlds.