Lutheran Hymnody
The Hymns
CHRISTMAS
101
O Gladsome Light, O Grace
John 1: 9
6. 6. 7. 6. 6. 7.
Φῶς ἱλαϱὸν ἁγίας δόξης
Author unknown, c. 200
Tr., Robert Bridges, 1895
Nunc dimittis
“Genevan Psalter,” 1549
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ly
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day
1
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3
To
2
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Most
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ed
Life
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