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292a. Again the Lord of life and light

1 Again the Lord of life and light
Awakes the kindling ray;
Dispels the darkness of the night,
And pours increasing day.

2 O what a night was that which wrapped
A sinful world in gloom!
O what a Sun that broke, this day,
Triumphant from the tomb!

3 This day be grateful homage paid,
And loud hosannas sung:
Let gladness dwell in every heart,
And praise on every tongue.

4 Ten thousand, thousand lips shall join
To hail this welcome morn.
Which scatters blessings from its wings
To nations yet unborn.

Text Information
First Line: Again the Lord of life and light
Author: Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1772)
Meter: C. M. No. 2
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: The Catechism: Sunday Morning
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: AVON (Martyrdom)
Composer: Hugh Wilson (ca. 1824)
Meter: C. M. No. 2
Key: A Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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