Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) ‎#454

454. Eternal light, eternal light!

1 Eternal light, eternal light!
how pure the soul must be
when, placed within your searching sight,
it does not fear, but with delight
can face such majesty.

2 The spirits who surround your throne
may bear that burning bliss;
but that is surely theirs alone,
since they have never, never known
a fallen world like this.

3 There is a way for man to rise
to that sublime abode:
an offering and a sacrifice,
a Holy Spirit’s energies,
an advocate with God.

4 Such grace prepares us for the sight
of holiness above;
the child of ignorance and night
may dwell in the eternal light,
through the eternal love.

Text Information

• First Line: Eternal light, eternal light!
• Author: T. Binney (1798-1874)
• Meter: 8 6 8 8 6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1987
• Topic: God's Church: Hope and Confidence; Lent 4, The King and the Kingdom: Transfiguration; Pentecost: The Holy Spirit; Trinity Sunday, The Trinity: New Testament; Pentecost 21: The Christian Hope

Tune Information

• Name: NEWCASTLE
• Composer: H. K. Morley (1830-1916)
• Meter: 8 6 8 8 6
• Key: F Major