{"slug": "o-gladsome-light", "title": "O Gladsome Light", "first_line": "O gladsome light, O grace", "author_source": "Greek, 3rd century", "translator": "robert-bridges", "translator_date": "1899", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 7], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Evening", "Vespers", "Jesus Christ", "Light"], "scripture": "John 8:12", "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Phos hilaron, the 3rd-century Greek lamp-lighting hymn (unknown author), in Robert Bridges' English translation. The Cyber Hymnal (ogladsom.htm) credits, verbatim: \"Words: Unknown author, 3rd Century (Fos ilaron agias doxis). Translated from Greek to English by Robert S. Bridges, 1899. This translation first appeared in Bridges' 1905 Yattendon Hymnal.\" (The Yattendon Hymnal is usually dated 1899; either date is pre-1931, and Bridges died in 1930.) Hymnary.org text authority o_gladsome_light_o_grace_of_god_the (Robert Seymour Bridges, 1844-1930; meter 6.6.7.6.6.7; 64 hymnals). Text as printed by The Cyber Hymnal, a lightly modernized form of Bridges (all three stanzas; \"of our creator's face\", \"Your appearing\" for Bridges' \"of God the Father's face\", \"thine appearing\"). One sung elision normalized for the 6.6.7 meter: \"The eternal\" is elided to \"Th'eternal\" in 1.3 (the Cyber Hymnal prints the full spelling; the line scans at seven syllables only with the standard elision, which hymnals print as \"Th'eternal\"). \"blessed\" in 1.4 and 2.6 is sung as one syllable (for Bridges' \"blest\"), and \"celestial\" in 1.4 as three. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "encoding_origin": "The Cyber Hymnal, \"O Gladsome Light\" (ogladsom.htm); all three stanzas as printed there, credited \"Unknown author, 3rd Century... Translated from Greek to English by Robert S. Bridges, 1899.\"", "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "o_gladsome_light_o_grace_of_god_the", "total_instances": 64}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "O glad -- some light, O grace of our cre -- a -- tor's face, Th'e -- ter -- nal splen -- dor wear -- ing; ce -- les -- tial, ho -- ly blessed, Our Sav -- ior Je -- sus Christ, joy -- ful in Your ap -- pear -- ing!", "prose": ["O gladsome light, O grace", "of our creator's face,", "Th'eternal splendor wearing;", "celestial, holy blessed,", "Our Savior Jesus Christ,", "joyful in Your appearing!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "As fades the day's last light we see the lamps of night, Our com -- mon hymn out -- pour -- ing, O God of might un -- known, You, the in -- car -- nate Son, and Spir -- it blessed a -- dor -- ing.", "prose": ["As fades the day's last light", "we see the lamps of night,", "Our common hymn outpouring,", "O God of might unknown,", "You, the incarnate Son,", "and Spirit blessed adoring."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "To You of right be -- longs all praise of ho -- ly songs, O Son of God, life giv -- er. You, there -- fore, O Most High, The world does glo -- ri -- fy and shall ex -- alt for -- ev -- er.", "prose": ["To You of right belongs", "all praise of holy songs,", "O Son of God, life giver.", "You, therefore, O Most High,", "The world does glorify", "and shall exalt forever."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}