The Hymnal ‎#189

189. O'er the distant mountains breaking

1 O'er the distant mountains breaking,
Comes the reddening dawn of day;
Rise, my soul, from sleep awaking,
Rise, and sing, and watch, and pray.
'T is thy Saviour, 'tis thy Saviour,
On His bright returning way.

2 O Thou long-expected, weary
Waits my anxious soul for Thee;
Life is dark, and earth is dreary
Where Thy light I do not see;
O my Saviour, O my Saviour,
When wilt Thou return to me?

3 Nearer is my soul's salvation,
Spent the night, the day at hand;
Keep me, in my lowly station,
Watching for Thee, till I stand,
O my Saviour, O my Saviour,
In Thy bright, Thy promised land.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O'er the distant mountains breaking
• Author: Rev. John S. B. Monsell (1863)
• Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 7.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Jesus Christ the Lord: His Coming in Glory; Christ: Second Coming, His; Coming in Glory

Tune Information

• Name: GWALIA
• Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 7.
• Source: Welsh hymn tune
• Copyright: Tune from "A Students' Hymnal" (Hymns of the Kingdom). Used by permission of the Oxford University Press.