Text: | Look from Thy sphere of endless day |
Author: | William Cullen Bryant, 1794-1878 |
Tune: | BRIGGS |
Composer: | Dr. Herbert Sanders, 1879- |
1 Look from Thy sphere of endless day,
O God of mercy and of might;
In pity look on those who stray,
Benighted in this land of light.
2 In peopled vale, in lonely glen,
In crowded mart, by stream or sea,
How many of the sons of men
Hear not the message sent from Thee!
3 Send forth Thy heralds, Lord, to call
The thoughtless young, the hardened old,
A scattered, homeless flock, till all
Be gathered to Thy peaceful fold.
4 Send them Thy mighty word to speak
Till faith shall dawn and doubt depart,
To awe the bold, to stay the weak,
And bind and heal the broken heart.
5 Then all these wastes, a dreary scene,
That make us sadden as we gaze,
Shall grow, with living waters, green,
And lift to heaven the voice of praise.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Look from Thy sphere of endless day |
Author: | William Cullen Bryant, 1794-1878 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1917 |
Topic: | Heralds of Christ; The Christian Life: Aspiration and Prayer; Service: Social(4 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | BRIGGS |
Composer: | Dr. Herbert Sanders, 1879- |
Meter: | L.M. |
Key: | E♭ Major |