Text:Christ, whose glory fills the skies
Author:Charles Wesley, 1707-88
Tune:GOUNOD (LUX PRIMA)
Composer:Charles F. Gounod, 1818 - 93

208a. Christ, whose glory fills the skies

1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ the true, the only Light,
Sun of Righteousness, arise,
Triumph o'er the shades of night;
Day-spring from on high, be near;
Day-star, in my heart appear.

2 Dark and cheerless is the morn
Unaccompanied by thee;
Joyless is the day's return
Till thy mercy's beams I see;
Till they inward light impart,
Glad my eyes, and warm my heart. A-men.

3 Visit then this soul of mine;
Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Fill me, Radiancy divine,
Scatter all my unbelief;
More and more thyself display,
Shining to the perfect day.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Christ, whose glory fills the skies
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88
Language: English
Publication Date: 1958
Topic: The Church Year: Advent; The Church Year: Epiphany; The Church: Worship - The Lord's Day (1 more...)
Notes: This hymn may also be sung to DIX (No. 52), or to EASTER GLORY (No. 100).
Tune Information
Name: GOUNOD (LUX PRIMA)
Composer: Charles F. Gounod, 1818 - 93
Meter: 7 7, 7 7, 7 7.
Key: G Major



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