| Henry Charles Beeching, ed. (1859–1919). Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse. 1903. | | | | Song: “Author of life” | | By Thomas Campion (?–1619) |
| | | AUTHOR of life, revive my dying sprite! | |
| Redeem it from the snares of all-confounding night! | |
| Lord, light me to Thy blessed way! | |
| For blind with worldly vain desires I wander as astray. | |
| Sun and moon, stars and under-lights I see; | 5 |
| But all their glorious beams are mist and darkness, being compared to Thee. | |
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| Fountain of health, my soul’s deep wounds recure! | |
| Sweet showers of pity rain, wash my uncleanness pure! | |
| One drop of Thy desirèd grace | |
| The faint and fading heart can raise, and in joy’s bosom place. | 10 |
| Sin and death, hell and tempting fiends may rage, | |
| But God His own will guard, and their sharp pains and grief in time assuage. | | | | |
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