Rejoice in the Lord ‎#463

463. Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, my true and 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 thy 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, whose glory fills the skies
• Title: Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies
• Author: Charles Wesley (1739)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Proverbs 4:15
  ;
  Malachi 4:2
  ;
  Luke 1:78
• Topic: Processional Hymns

Tune Information

• Name: RATISBON
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.77
• Key: D Major
• Source: Freylinghausen's Gesangbuch (1704); Werner's Gesangbuch (1815) (revised in)