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Text:A glory gilds the sacred page
Author:William Cowper
Tune:BOARDMAN
Composer:Charles Jeffereys

310. A glory gilds the sacred page

1 A glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic like the sun:
It gives a light to every age,
It gives, but borrows none.

2 The hand that gave it still supplies
The gracious light and heat;
His truths upon the nations rise,
They rise, but never set.

3 Let everlasting thanks be Thine,
For such a bright display,
As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.

4 My soul rejoices to pursue
The steps of Him I love,
Till glory break upon my view
In brighter worlds above.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: A glory gilds the sacred page
Author: William Cowper (1779)
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1899
Topic: Bible; Church: The Word; Gospel: Excellency of (3 more...)
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: BOARDMAN
Composer: Charles Jeffereys
Meter: C. M.
Notes: Public Domain.



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