O Lord of Life to Thee We Lift by Washington Gladden, 1897 ELLACOMBE—Mainz Gesangbuch, 1833 O Lord of Life to Thee We Lift 1 O Lord of life, to Thee we lift Our hearts in praise for those Thy prophets, who have shown Thy gift Of grace that ever grows, Of truth that spreads from shore to shore, Of wisdom’s widening ray, Of light that shineth more and more Unto Thy perfect day. 2 Shine forth, O Light, that we may see, With hearts all unafraid, The meaning and the mystery Of things that Thou