The Hymnbook ‎#499

499. The Morning Light Is Breaking

1 The morning light is breaking,
The darkness disappears;
The sons of earth are waking
To penitential tears;
Each breeze that sweeps the ocean
Brings tidings from afar
Of nations in commotion,
Prepared for Zion's war.

2 See nations humbly bending
Before the God we love,
And thousand hearts ascending
In gratitude above:
While sinners, now confessing,
The gospel call obey,
And seek the Saviour's blessing,
A nation in a day.

3 Blest river of salvation,
Pursue thy onward way;
Flow thou to every nation,
Nor in thy richness stay:
Stay not till all the lowly
Triumphant reach their home;
Stay not till all the holy
Proclaim, "The Lord is come."

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: The morning light is breaking
• Title: The Morning Light Is Breaking
• Author: Samuel F. Smith (1832; alt.)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 60:1-5
• Topic: God: Kingdom; Missions; Kingdom of God on Earth, The: Missions

Tune Information

• Name: WEBB
• Composer: George J. Webb (1837)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Key: B♭ Major