Hymns for a Pilgrim People ‎#155

155. 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;
Dayspring from on high, be near;
Daystar, 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
• Title: Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2007
• Scripture:
  John 1:14
• Topic: Ascension; Epiphany; Jesus Christ; Light; Tramsfiguration

Tune Information

• Name: RATISBON
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7
• Key: D Major
• Source: Johann Werner's Choralbuch, 1815