72. This Is the Day of Light

1 This is the day of light:
Let there be light today;
O Dayspring, rise upon our night
And chase its gloom away.

2 This is the day of rest:
Our failing strength renew;
On weary brain and troubled breast
Shed Thou Thy freshening dew.

3 This is the day of peace:
Thy peace our spirits fill;
Bid Thou the blasts of discord cease,
The waves of strife be still.

4 This is the day of prayer:
Let earth to heaven draw near;
Lift up our hearts to seek Thee there,
Come down to meet us here.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: This is the day of light
Title: This Is the Day of Light
Author: John Ellerton (1867)
Meter: S. M.
Publication Date: 1955
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: God: Light; Lord's Day, The; Prayer (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: SWABIA
Composer: Johann M. Spiess
Arranger: William H. Havergal (1847)
Meter: S. M.
Key: D Major
Source: Davids Harpffen-Spiel, Heidelberg , 1745
Notes: Alternative tune, "Franconia," Hymn 94.



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