He held his hands above them in blessing and looked upwards, so that his hood fell back, and the light of the altar lamp fell upon his face.

Tall candlesticks and altar lamps are often found in churches.

An altar lamp, or sanctuary lamp, is the flame kept near the altar in a church or synagogue.

So Matins and Lauds were past, and only the altar lamps left burning.

He is the only one who saw the monk's face, by the altar lamp as they lifted the reliquary.

I went back in with him to hoist this load, and the altar lamp was still bright.

It shone brightly in the light of the altar lamp.

Sharp as a frozen flame, Beautiful as an altar lamp of silver, And still.

The red eye of light from the altar lamp showed them where the tomb lay, a great table slab filling a niche in the right-hand wall.

The altar lamp made an eye of brightness in the gloom, at least ruddy like fire if it gave no warmth.