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60. Eternal Light! Eternal Light!

1 ETERNAL Light! Eternal Light!
How pure the soul must be,
When, placed within Thy searching sight,
It shrinks not, but, with calm delight,
Can live, and look on Thee!

2 The spirits that surround Thy throne
May bear the burning bliss;
But that is surely theirs alone,
Since they have never, never known
A fallen world like this.

3 Oh, how shall I, whose native sphere
Is dark, whose mind is dim,
Before the Ineffable appear,
And on my naked spirit bear
The uncreated beam?

4 There is a way for man to rise
To that sublime abode:
An offering and a sacrifice,
A Holy Spirit’s energies,
An advocate with God,—

5 These, these prepare us for the sight
Of Holiness above:
The sons of ignorance and night
May dwell in the Eternal Light,
Through the Eternal Love!

Text Information
First Line: Eternal Light! Eternal Light!
Title: Eternal Light! Eternal Light!
Author: Thomas Binney
Language: English
Publication Date: 2015
Scripture:
Topic: Worship: Aspiration
Tune Information
Name: NEWCASTLE
Composer: Henry L. Morley
Meter: 8.6.8.8.6.
Incipit: 11772 21135 41233
Key: G Major or modal



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