Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#139

139. This Is the Day of Light

1 This is the day of light:
Let there be light today;
O Dayspring, rise upon our night
And chase its gloom away.

2 This is the day of rest:
Our failing strength renew;
On weary brain and troubled breast
Shed Thou Thy freshening dew.

3 This is the day of peace:
Thy peace our spirits fill;
Bid Thou the blasts of discord cease,
The waves of strife be still.

4 This is the day of prayer:
Let earth to heaven draw near;
Lift up our hearts to seek Thee there;
Come down to meet us here.

5 This is the first of days;
Send forth Thy quickening breath,
And wake dead souls to love and praise,
O Vanquisher of death.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: This is the day of light
• Title: This Is the Day of Light
• Author: John Ellerton, 1826-1893
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Worship and Praise: Morning Hymns
• Notes: Alternate tune: ST. THOMAS, No. 247

Tune Information

• Name: SWABIA
• Composer: Johann M. Spiess, c. 1715-1772
• Key: D Major