The Hymnal ‎#20

20. 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.

5 This is the first of days:
Send forth Thy quickening breath,
And wake dead souls to love and praise,
O Vanquisher of death!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: This is the day of light
• Author: Rev. John Ellerton (1867)
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Times of Worship: The Lord's Day; Joy; Lord's Day, The; Worship: The Lord's Day

Tune Information

• Name: SWABIA
• Composer: Johann M. Spiess (1745)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: D Major