Moravian Book of Worship ‎#475

475. Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true and only light,
Sun of righteousness, arise,
triumph o'er the shade of night;
day-spring from on high, be near;
day-star, in my heart appear.

2 Dark and cheerless is the morn
unaccompanied by you;
joyless is the day's return
till your mercy's beams I view:
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 yourself display,
shining to the perfect day!

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, whose glory fills the skies
• Title: Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies
• Author: Charles Wesley (1740, alt.)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Proverbs 4:18
  ;
  Malachi 4:2
  ;
  Luke 1:68-79
  ;
  John 1:1-5
  ;
  John 1:9
  ;
  2 Peter 1:19
• Topic: Son and Redeemer; Christ; Christ--Presence of; Grief and sorrow

Tune Information

• Name: LUX PRIMA
• Composer: Charles F. Gounod (1872)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Alternate tune, RATISBON, hymn 347