The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#186

186. Hail, sacred truth! whose piercing rays

1 Hail, sacred truth! whose piercing rays
Dispel the shades of night,
Diffusing o'er a ruined world
The healing beams of light.

2 Jesus, thy word, with friendly aid,
Restores our wandering feet;
Converts the sorrows of the mind
To joys divinely sweet.

3 O send thy light and truth abroad,
In all their radiant blaze;
And bid the admiring world adore
The glories of thy grace.

Text Information

• First Line: Hail, sacred truth! whose piercing rays
• Author: John Buttress
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Worship: Holy Scriptures
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: MAITLAND
• Composer: George N. Allen
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #175, 120, or 669.