The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1132

1132. Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

1. Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true, the only Light,
Sun of Righteousness, arise,
Triumph o’er the shades of night;
Dayspring from on high, be near;
Day-star, in my heart appear.

2. Dark and cheerless is the morn
Unaccompanied by Thee;
Joyless is the day’s return
Till Thy mercy’s beams I see;
Till they inward light impart,
Glad my eyes, and warm my heart.

3. Visit then this soul of mine,
Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Fill me, Radiancy divine,
Scatter all my unbelief;
More and more Thyself display,
Shining to the perfect day.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, whose glory fills the skies
• Title: Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies
• Author: Charles Wesley (1741)
• Meter: 77.77.77
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1740
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: James Montgomery called this one of Wesley's finest compositions. Alternate tunes: DAY-STAR, Samuel S. Wesley, 1872; FRED TIL BOD, Ludvig M. Lindeman, 1871; LUX PRIMA (GOUNOD), Charles F. Gou­nod, 1872; MINISTRES DE L'ÉTERNEL, Genevan Psalter, 1562

Tune Information

• Name: RATISBON
• Composer: Johann Gottlieb Werner (1815)
• Harmonizer: William H. Havergal (1861)
• Meter: 77.77.77
• Incipit: 55671 17615 34213
• Key: D Major
• Source: Choralbuch zu den neuen protestantischen Gesangbüchern (Leipzig, Germany: 1815)
• Copyright: Public Domain