The Brightness of Glory

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I read by the dawn of the morning

Author: John O. Foster
Tune: [I read by the dawn of the morning]
Published in 3 hymnals

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I read by the dawn of the morning,
That the day of the Lord is at hand,
The light of His glorious presence
Is flooding the beautiful land.

Chorus:
O come blessed day of salvation,
To all people and kindred and tongue,
And then shall the sweetest of praises
To our Jesus forever be sung.

The brightness of glory is shining
With a steady and powerful ray;
And where the dark shadows were thickest,
The sunshine illumines the day.

The light of the world is unfolding,
Where the rapturous visions arise;
The forelights of splendor are pouring,
From mansions of gold in the skies.

Source: Twentieth (20th) Century Songs Part One #101

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Author: John O. Foster

19th Century Currently, our only data on Foster is that he was a minister. --www.hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

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First Line:	I read by the dawn of the morning
Title:	The Brightness of Glory
Author:	John O. Foster
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O come blessed day of salvation
Publication Date:	1892
Copyright:	Public Domain