462: 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;
Dayspring 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,
Cheer my eyes and warm my heart.

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.

Text information — copy
First Line:Christ, whose glory fills the skies
Title:Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies
Author:Charles Wesley (1740)
Meter:7.7.7.7.7.7
Scripture:Proverbs 4:18; Malachi 4:2; Luke 1:78
Topic:God | Adoration and Praise; Jesus Christ | Advent; Jesus Christ | Ascension; Jesus Christ | Praise; Jesus Christ | Presence; Morning and Opening Hymns; Morning Prayer
Language:English
Tune information — copy
Tune name:RATISBON
Meter:7.7.7.7.7.7
Key:D Major
Source:Freylinghousen's Gesangbuch, 1704; Rev. in Werner's Choralbuch, 1815 Old Church Psalmody, 1847, as in

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