The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#366

366. 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 heathen nations 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 thine 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 Francis Smith (1832)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Missions: Foreign; A Missionary Service
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: WEBB
• Composer: George James Webb (1830)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.