O Brightness of th’Immortal Father’s Face

O Brightness of th’immortal Father’s face,
Most holy, heav’nly, blest,
Lord Jesus Christ, in Whom His truth and grace
Are visibly expressed!

The sun is sinking now, and one by one
The lamps of evening shine;
We hymn th’eternal Father, and the Son,
And Holy Ghost divine.

Worthy art Thou at all times to receive
Our hallowed praises, Lord,
O Son of God, be Thou, in Whom we live,
Through all the world adored.

Author: Ambrose of Milan

Year: 370

This is an English translation of the Latin evening hymn 'O Lux Beata Trinitas' (or a close variant), traditionally attributed to Ambrose of Milan (c. 340–397). The specific English rendering here is by John Chandler (1837) or a similar 19th-century translator; the core text and attribution remain to Ambrose.