The Worshipbook ‎#332

332. Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true, the only light,
Sun of righteousness, arise,
Triumph o'er the shades of night;
Day-spring from on high, be near;
Day-star, in my heart appear.

2 Dark and cheerless is the morn
Unaccompanied by thee;
Joyless is the day's return
Till thy mercy's beams I see,
Till they inward light impart,
Glad my eyes and warm my heart.

3 Visit, then, this soul of mine;
Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Fill me, Radiancy divine;
Scatter all my unbelief;
More and more thyself display,
Shining to the perfect day.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, whose glory fills the skies
• Title: Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies
• Author: Charles Wesley (1740)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Luke 1:78-79
• Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: Opening of Worship; Service for the Lord's Day: After Confession and Pardon; Service for the Lord's Day: After Creed; Christian Year: Advent; Christian Year: Epiphany; Other Observances: Christian Education

Tune Information

• Name: RATISBON
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.
• Key: D Major
• Source: German melody, adapted in J. G. Werner's Choralbuch, 1815