Classic Poem

Source of all love and power,
The soul's true friend and home;
Who on the cross our foe subdued;
Speak thou the word, and let the good
The evil overcome.

Thou who didst bid the day
Burst from the gloom of night,
Speak, and the darkness shall depart
From the deep midnight of this heart,
And all within be light.

Joy of the saints in light,
Song of the heavens above,
Be thou the joy of earth below,
Be thou the song its dwellers know,
Centre of bliss and love!