The Breaking of the Day

Like the glory of an evening sunset

Author: Rev. Oswald J. Smith
Tune: [Like the glory of an evening sunset] Ackley
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Author: Rev. Oswald J. Smith

Oswald Jeffrey Smith (November 8, 1889 - January 25, 1986) was a Canadian pastor, author, and missions advocate. He founded The People's Church in Toronto in 1928. He was a leading force in * Fundamentalism in Canada. Smith attended the Toronto Bible Training School, the Manitoba Presbyterian College in Winnipeg, and the McCormick Seminary in Chicago.Smith was ordained as a minister of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in 1918. however, he resigned from the Presbyterian Church, set up his own church in Toronto, which merged with a small Christian and Missionary Alliance congregation in 1921. In 1928, he started another independent church in Toronto, the People's Church. Using his base in Toronto for fundraising, he traveled the world to… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Like the glory of an evening sunset
Title:	The Breaking of the Day
Author:	Rev. Oswald J. Smith
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Like the beauty of a morning sunrise
Publication Date:	1939
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1939.

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Tune

[Like the glory of an evening sunset] Ackley

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Instances

	First Line	Instances (1)	Text Title	Refrain First Line	Authors	Composers	Meter	Scripture	Tune Title	Tune Key	Incipit	Languages	Publication Date
	Like the glory of an evening sunset	Victorious Hymns #21	The Breaking of the Day	Like the beauty of a morning sunrise	Rev. Oswald J. Smith	B.D. Ackley			[Like the glory of an evening sunset] Ackley	E Flat Major		English	1939

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