The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#350

350. Upon the Gospel's Sacred Page

1 Upon the gospel's sacred page
The gathered beams of ages shine;
And, as it hastens, evEry age
But makes its brightness more divine.

2 On mightier wing, in loftier flight,
From year to year does knowledge soar;
And, as it soars, the gospel light
Becomes effulgent more and more.

3 More glorious, still, as centuries roll,
New regions blest, new powers unfurled,
Expanding with the expanding soul,
Its radiance shall o'er-flow the world,–

4 Flow to restore, but not destroy;
As when the cloudless lamp of day
Pours out its flood of light and joy,
And sweeps the lingering mists away.

AMEN.

Text Information

• First Line: Upon the gospel's sacred page
• Title: Upon the Gospel's Sacred Page
• Author: John Bowring
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: The Holy Scripture

Tune Information

• Name: HOLBORN HILL
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: St Alban's Tune Book