Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#450

450. 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
• Author: Charles Wesley (1740)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Times and Seasons: Morning

Tune Information

• Name: GUILDFORD
• Composer: William Haynes (1876)
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7, 7 7
• Key: E Major