As the Sun Doth Daily Rise

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1. As the sun doth daily rise,
Brightening all the morning skies,
So to Thee with one accord
Lift we up our hearts, O Lord!

2. Day by day provide us food,
For from Thee come all things good:
Strength unto our souls afford
From Thy Living Bread, O Lord!

3. Be our Guard in sin and strife;
Be the Leader of our life;
Lest like sheep we stray abroad,
Stay our wayward feet, O Lord!

4. Quickened by the Spirit's grace
All Thy holy will to trace,
While we daily search Thy word,
Wisdom true impart, O Lord!

5. When the sun withdraws his light,
When we seek our beds at night,
Thou, by sleepless hosts adored,
Hear the prayer of faith, O Lord!

6. Praise we, with the heavenly host,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost;
Thee would we with one accord,
Praise and magnify, O Lord!

Amen.

The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1895

Author: Horatio Nelson

Earl Nelson was born in 1823. He was educated at Eton, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He is a relative of England's greatest naval hero. An active layman, he has been of service to the Church in many of her religious and benevolent enterprises. In hymnology he has taken a prominent position; his own hymns are most creditable, and he has been foremost in compiling the "Sarum Hymnal," a work of the best character. This hymnal was compiled in 1857, with the assistance of John Keble, at the request of the Bishop of Salisbury. Its first title was "The Salisbury Hymn Book." Its popularity was very great. In 1868 it was revised and is now known as "The Sarum Hymnal." Earl Nelson has also published a few other works, mostly of a devotiona… Go to person page >

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First Line: As the sun doth daily rise
Title: As the Sun Doth Daily Rise
Author: Horatio Nelson (1864)
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Source: Latin hymn
Language: English

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