The Hymnal ‎#170

170. On wings of living light

1 On wings of living light,
At earliest dawn of day,
Came down the angel bright,
And rolled the stone away.
Your voices raise with one accord
To bless and praise your risen Lord.

2 Then rose from death's dark gloom,
Unseen by mortal eye,
Triumphant o'er the tomb,
The Lord of earth and sky.
Your voices raise
With one accord
To bless and praise
Your risen Lord.

3 Ye children of the light,
Arise with Him, arise:
See, how the Day-star bright
Is burning in the skies!
Your voices raise with one accord
To bless and praise your risen Lord.

4 Leave in the grave beneath
The old things passed away;
Buried with Him in death,
O live with Him today!
Your voices raise with one accord
To bless and praise your risen Lord.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: On wings of living light
• Author: Bishop William Walsham How (1872)
• Meter: 6. 6. 6. 6. 8. 8.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Jesus Christ the Lord: His Resurrection; Christ: Resurrection, His; Easter; Resurrection, The
• Copyright: Words from "The Church Hymnary," Revised. Used by permission of Mr. F. D. How and the Oxford University Press.

Tune Information

• Name: MANSFIELD
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1893)
• Meter: 6. 6. 6. 6. 8. 8.
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Tune used by permission of Novello and Company, Ltd.