The Hymnal ‎#26

26. Christ, whose glory fills the skies

1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true, the only Light,
Sun of Righteousness, arise,
Triumph o'er the shades of night;
Day-spring from on high, be near;
Day-Star, in my heart appear.

2 Dark and cheerless is the morn
Unaccompanied by Thee;
Joyless is the day's return
Till Thy mercy's beams I see;
Till they inward light impart,
Glad my eyes and warm my heart.

3 Visit, then, this soul of mine;
Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Fill me, Radiancy divine;
Scatter all my unbelief;
More and more Thyself display,
Shining to the perfect day.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, whose glory fills the skies
• Author: Rev. Charles Wesley (1740)
• Meter: 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Times of Worship: Morning; Christ: Light, Our; Morning; Processionals; Worship: Morning

Tune Information

• Name: LUX PRIMA
• Composer: Charles F. Gounod (1872)
• Meter: 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7.
• Key: G Major