Holy Light Quotes

• There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

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  Edith Wharton

  Inspirational   Life   Birthday  

  "Vesalius in Zante (1564)" st. 12 (1902)

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• My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing . . . Long may our land be bright, With freedom's holy light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King.

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  Samuel Francis Smith

  Country   Sweet   Kings  

  Samuel Francis Smith, B. F. Edmands (1860). “The psalmist, with music: a manual for the service of sacred song in Baptist congregations and choirs”, p.367

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• Come, drink the mystic wine of Night, Brimming with silence and the stars; While earth, bathed in this holy light, Is seen without its scars.

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  Louis Untermeyer

  Stars   Wine   Night  

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• Help me reach a friend in darkness; Help me guide him through the night. Help me show thy path to glory By the Spirit's holy light. . . .

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  Lorin F. Wheelwright

  Friendship   Night   Light  

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• The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

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  Plato

  Inspirational   Motivational   Positive  

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• 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!

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  John Milton

  Light   Essence   Heaven  

  John Milton, Sarah Siddons (1822). “The Story of Our First Parents: Selected from Milton's Paradise Lost: for the Use of Young Persons”, p.43

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• Hail holy light, offspring of heav'n firstborn!

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  John Milton

  Light   Holy   Hail  

  1665 Paradise Lost (published1667), bk.3, l.5-6.

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• Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts, Thou fount of life, thou Light of men, From the best bliss that earth imparts We turn unfilled to Thee again. We taste Thee, O Thou living Bread, And long to feast upon Thee still: We drink of Thee, the Fountainhead, And thirst our souls from Thee to fill. O Jesus, ever with us stay, Make all our moments calm and bright; Chase the dark night of sin away, Shed o'er the world Thy holy light.

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  Bernard of Clairvaux

  Life   Jesus   Heart  

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• I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.

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  Og Mandino

  Inspirational   Positive   Stars  

  "The Greatest Salesman in the World". Book by Og Mandino, 1968.

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• Photography is all about capturing a mood, a feeling. I feel a special connection with nature, often very powerful. This late afternoon was phenomenal. Standing on the edge of the ocean, I gasped in awe as the holy light illuminated this cathedral window. Witnessing such a moment and capturing it is what I live for. Mother Nature is so powerful, I never underestimate Her.

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  Peter Lik

  Photography   Mother   Nature  

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• God said,--"Let there be light!" Grim darkness felt His might, And fled away; Then startled seas and mountains cold Shone forth, all bright in blue and gold, And cried--"'Tis day! 'tis day!" "Hail, holy light!" exclaim'd The thunderous cloud that flam'd O'er daisies white; And lo! the rose, in crimson dress'd, Lean'd sweetly on the lily's breast; And blushing murmur'd--Light!

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  Ebenezer Elliott

  Clouds   Light   Blue  

  Ebenezer Elliott, Edwin Elliott “The Poetical Works”, Georg Olms Verlag

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