The Hymnbook ‎#72

72. This Is the Day of Light

1 This is the day of light:
Let there be light today;
O Dayspring, rise upon our night
And chase its gloom away.

2 This is the day of rest:
Our failing strength renew;
On weary brain and troubled breast
Shed Thou Thy freshening dew.

3 This is the day of peace:
Thy peace our spirits fill;
Bid Thou the blasts of discord cease,
The waves of strife be still.

4 This is the day of prayer:
Let earth to heaven draw near;
Lift up our hearts to seek Thee there,
Come down to meet us here.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: This is the day of light
• Title: This Is the Day of Light
• Author: John Ellerton (1867)
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Mark 2:27-28
  ;
  Luke 1:78
  ;
  John 14:27
• Topic: God: Light; Lord's Day, The; Prayer; Rest; Worship: Lord's Day, The

Tune Information

• Name: SWABIA
• Composer: Johann M. Spiess
• Arranger: William H. Havergal (1847)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Davids Harpffen-Spiel, Heidelberg , 1745
• Notes: Alternative tune, "Franconia," Hymn 94.