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Behold the sun how bright

Behold the sun how bright

Author: Thomas Moore
Published in 12 hymnals

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Behold the sun, how bright
From yonder east he springs,
As if the soul of life and light
Were breathing from his wings.

So bright the gospel broke
Upon the souls of men;
So fresh the dreaming world awoke
In truth’s full radiance then.

Before yon sun arose,
Stars clustered through the sky;
But, O, how dim, how pale, were those,
To his one burning eye!

So truth lent many a ray,
To bless the Pagan’s night;
But, Lord, how faint, how cold, were they,
To Thy one glorious light!



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #170

Author: Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore United Kingdom 1779-1852. Born at Dublin, Ireland, the son of a grocer, he showed an early interest in music and acting. He was educated at a private school and Trinity College, Dublin. He read at the Middle Temple for the Bar. Moore did not profess religious piety. His translations of ‘Anacreon’ (celebrating wine, women, and song) were published in 1800, with a dedication to the Prince of Wales. He also wrote a comic opera, “the gypsy prince”, staged that year. In 1801 he published a collection of his own verse, “Poetical works of the late Thomas Little Esq”. A Catholic patriot, he defended the Church of Ireland, especially in later politics. In 1803 he held a post under the Government in Bermuda as regis… Go to person page >

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First Line: Behold the sun how bright
Author: Thomas Moore
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #170

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #170

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #147

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #327

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #339

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Hymns for Public Worship #314

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Hymns for Schools #154

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #225

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #225

Songs of the Unity #d18

The Gospel Hymnal #d54

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