Wartburg Hymnal ‎#230

230. The morning light is breaking

1 The morning light is breaking;
The darkness disappears;
The sons of earth are waking
To penitential tears;
Each breeze that sweeps the ocean
Brings tidings from afar,
Of nations in commotion,
Prepared for Zion's war.

2 See heathen nations bending
Before the God we love,
And thousand hearts ascending
In gratitude above;
While sinners, now confessing,
The Gospel call obey,
And seek the Savior's blessing,
A nation in a day.

3 Blest river of salvation,
Pursue thy onward way;
Flow thou to every nation,
Nor in thy richness stay:
Stay not till all the lowly
Triumphant reach their home;
Stay not till all the holy
Proclaim, "The Lord is come!"

Text Information

• First Line: The morning light is breaking
• Author: S. F. Smith
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Reformation, Church, Missions
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Tune: MISSIONARY HYMN

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