The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13482

13482. The Glory Of God From The Way Of The East

1 The glory of God from the way of the East
Shines into the sepulcher, slumber has ceased;
The stone, like a cloud, has moved lightly away,
And on it there sits a strong angel of day.

2 O seize him, ye soldiers—he sits on the stone:
Before him no bar, but beneath him a throne;
Bedazzled and smitten by terrible light,
The soldiers, they tremble and fall in their flight.

3 O, ring, bells of Heaven; ye throngs of the blest,
Again hallelujahs may swell from your breast;
Let surges of music, like summer seas bright,
Re-echo and roll through the heavenly height.

4 They hated and sent Him in darkness to dwell
Beneath the great mountains and billows of hell;
But He lit the caverns of ancient despair,
And with a new chain bound the fiend in his lair.

5 And freedom He gave those who sorely were bruised;
He triumphs today whom the people refused:
Of all that have loved Him He’ll comfort the soul,
His own wounded heart is for ever made whole.

6 And, O, ye kind angels, who grieved for your song,
Now sing that the right has prevailed over wrong;
The best of good-will shines through hatred and pain
And glory and peace have arisen to reign.

Text Information

• First Line: The glory of God from the way of the East
• Title: The Glory Of God From The Way Of The East
• Author: Thomas T. Lynch
• Meter: 11.11.11.11
• Language: English
• Source: The Rivulet (London: Longman, 1855)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: MALDWYN, Welsh tune; VALPARAÍSO by W. Howard Doane

Tune Information

• Name: GORDON
• Composer: Adoniram Judson Gordon (1876)
• Meter: 11.11.11.11
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain