6836. Though Now the Nations Sit Beneath

1. Though now the nations sit beneath
The darkness of o’erspreading death,
God will arise with light divine,
On Zion’s holy towers to shine.

2. That light shall shine on distant lands,
And wandering tribes, in joyful bands,
Shall come, Thy glory, Lord, to see,
And in Thy courts to worship Thee.

3. O light of Zion, now arise!
Let the glad morning bless our eyes;
Ye nations, catch the kindling ray,
And hail the splendors of the day.

Text Information
First Line: Though now the nations sit beneath
Title: Though Now the Nations Sit Beneath
Author: Leonard Bacon (1823)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: Hymns and Sacred Songs for the Monthly Concert (Andover, Massachusetts: 1823)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: This work is based on Sarah Slinn's hymn "Arise in All Thy Splendor, Lord."
Tune Information
Name: MORNING HYMN
Composer: François H. Barthélémon (1785)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 12433 32545 43217
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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