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Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
For I light my candle from their torches.
For I light my candle from their torches.
Like our dawn, merely a sob of light.
Like our dawn, merely a sob of light.
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!
Where there is much light, the shadows are deepest.
[Ger., Wo viel Licht is, ist starker Schatten.]
Where there is much light, the shadows are deepest.
[Ger., Wo viel Licht is, ist starker Schatten.]
Light (God's eldest daughter!)
Light (God's eldest daughter!)
Suns may set and rise again: for us, when our brief light has set, there's the sleep of one ever read more
Suns may set and rise again: for us, when our brief light has set, there's the sleep of one ever lasting night. Give me a thousand kisses.
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.
More light!
[Ger., Mehr Licht!]
More light!
[Ger., Mehr Licht!]