Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#232

232. Look from Thy sphere of endless day

1 Look from Thy sphere of endless day,
O God of mercy and of might!
In pity look on those who stray,
Benighted in this land of light.

2 In peopled vale, in lonely glen,
In crowded mart, by stream or sea,
How many of the sons of men
Hear not the message sent from Thee!

3 Send forth Thy heralds, Lord, to call
The thoughtless young, the hardened old,
A scattered, homeless flock, till all
Be gathered to Thy peaceful fold.

4 Send them Thy mighty Word to speak
Till faith shall dawn, and doubt depart,
To awe the bold, to stay the weak,
And bind and heal the broken heart.

5 Then all these wastes,--a dreary scene,
That fills with sadness as we gaze,--
Shall grow with living waters green,
And lift to heaven the voice of praise.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Look from Thy sphere of endless day
• Author: William Cullen Bryant (1840. a)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church: Home and Inner Missions

Tune Information

• Name: MELCOMBE
• Composer: Samuel Webbe (1782)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major