Singing the Living Tradition ‎#345

345. With Joy We Claim the Growing Light

1 With joy we claim the growing light,
advancing thought, and widening view,
the larger freedom, clearer sight,
which from the old unfold the new.

2 With wider view, come loftier goal;
with fuller light, more good to see;
with freedom, truer self-control;
with knowledge, deeper reverence be.

Text Information

• First Line: With joy we claim the growing light
• Title: With Joy We Claim the Growing Light
• Author: Samuel Longfellow, 1819-1892
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Humanist Teachings: Hope; Reason and Science; Wisdom and Understanding

Tune Information

• Name: WINCHESTER NEW
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Musicalisches Handbuch, hamburg, 1690, adapt.