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Text:Day of redemption! when shall we behold
Author:Anon.
Tune:MORNING LIGHT
Composer:Unknown

863. Day of redemption! when shall we behold

1 Day of redemption! when shall we behold
Earth overwhelmed with thy splendor untold?
Dark is this desert, and weary our road;
O for the day-spring that cometh from God!
Deep are earth's shadows, its sorrows and gloom;
Oft is its gladness laid low in the tomb:
Joy and rejoicing like shadows depart,
Grief and affliction abide in the heart.

2 Many the sorrows this sad earth has known;
Hopes have been withered, and hearts have been torn;
Tears have been gushing from fountains of grief;
O for that morning which brings us relief!
Ah, we have tasted of blessings to come;
On we have hasted to gain them at home;
There, in the light of eternity's morn,
Glad shall the saints sing the conquerors' song.

Text Information
First Line: Day of redemption! when shall we behold
Author: Anon.
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: Waiting for Christ: Closing Work
Tune Information
Name: MORNING LIGHT
Composer: Unknown
Meter: 10s. P
Key: E♭ Major
Notes: Alternate tune: #620, Triumph.



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