Robert Bridges

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O Gladsome Light Robert Bridges

A hymn from the Evensong of the Eastern Churches.

This little hymn is one of the centrepieces of the Evening Service, also known a little misleadingly as the All-Night Vigil, of the Eastern Churches. The translation below comes from the Yattendon Hymnal, a collection of verses by poet Robert Bridges.

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