Verse 1
Eternal Light! Eternal Light!
How pure the soul must be,
When placed within Thy searching sight,
It shrinks not, but with calm delight
Can live, and look on Thee.
Verse 2
The spirits that surround Thy throne
May bear the burning bliss;
But surely that is theirs alone
Who undefiled, have never known
A fallen world like this.
Verse 3
O how shall I, whose native sphere
Is dark, whose mind is dim,
Before the Ineffable appear,
And on my naked spirit bear
The uncreated beam?
Verse 4
There is a way for us to rise
To that sublime abode:
An offering and a sacrifice,
A Holy Spirit’s energies,
An advocate with God,-
Verse 5
These, these prepare us for the sight
Of majesty above;
The sons of ignorance and night
Can dwell in eternal Light,
Through the eternal Love!
Author: Thomas Morley