Biblical Trace of the Church

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1 The church of the morning bright,
Like crystal so clear her light,
Triumphant, she knew no fears;
In finest white linen dressed;
Pure holiness she possessed,
Two hundred and sev’nty years.

Refrain:
Hell never can destroy the church,
Built by the Savior’s hands;
Upon the Rock, the solid Rock,
Christ Jesus, still she stands;
Despite of persecution’s flood,
And gates of hell forsooth;
She’s still the kingdom of the Lord,
The pillar of the truth.

2 The sun went down ere his time,
The moon also ceased to shine,
Left Zion in bitter tears;
No star then appeared in sight,
Oh, long dreary papal night!
Twelve hundred and sixty years. [Refrain]

3 A rising the sun of day,
Disperses the night away
While popery quakes with fears;
Shone dimly the gospel ray,
There followed a cloudy day—
Three hundred and fifty years. [Refrain]

4 We welcome the evening light;
The gospel so clear and bright
Breaks forth as in days of yore;
The mists are all cleared away,
All hail the supernal day!
The sun shall go down no more. [Refrain]

Select Hymns, 1911 (Timeless Truths)

Author: Wm. G. Schell

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First Line: The church of the morning bright
Title: Biblical Trace of the Church
Author: Wm. G. Schell
Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Hell never can destroy the church
Copyright: Public Domain

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Evening Light Songs #20

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Timeless Truths #171

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