Over the Distant Mountains Breaking

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1 O'er the distant mountains breaking
Comes the redd'ning dawn of day.
Rise, my soul, from sleep awaking;
Rise and sing and watch and pray.
'Tis your Savior, 'tis your Savior,
On his bright returning way.

2 Come, O Long-Expected; weary
Waits my spirit anxiously.
Life is dark and earth is dreary
Where your light I cannot see.
O my Savior, O my Savior,
When will you return to me?

3 Nearer is my soul's salvation;
Spent the night, the day at hand.
Keep me in my humble station,
Watching for you till I stand,
O my Savior, O my Savior,
In your bright, your promised, land,

4 With my lamp well-trimmed and burning,
Swift to hear and slow to stray,
Watching for your glad returning,
Waiting for the blessed day.
Come, my Savior, Come, my Savior,
O my Savior, quickly come!

Source: Christian Worship (1993): a Lutheran hymnal #220

Author: John S. B. Monsell

John Samuel Bewley Monsell (b. St. Colomb's, Londonderry, Ireland, 1811; d. Guilford, Surrey, England, 1875) was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and served as a chaplain and rector of several churches in Ireland after his ordination in 1835. Transferred to England in 1853, he became rector of Egham in Surrey and was rector of St. Nicholas Church in Guilford from 1870 until his death (caused by a construction accident at his church). A prolific poet, Monsell published his verse in eleven volumes. His three hundred hymns, many celebrating the seasons of the church year, were issued in collections such as Hymns and Miscellaneous Poems (1837), Spiritual Songs (1857), Hymns of Love and Praise (1863), and The Parish Hymnal (1873). Bert P… Go to person page >

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First Line: Over the distant mountains breaking
Title: Over the Distant Mountains Breaking
Author: John S. B. Monsell (1862)
Language: English
Notes: Tune: HER VIL TIES
Copyright: Public Domain

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Better Than Pearls #61

Book of Common Praise #d441

Book of Hymns for the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States #d204

Book of Hymns for the joint Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and other states #d203

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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #700

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Carmina Sanctorum #700

Christ in Song #d433

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Christ in Song #935

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Christian Praise #370

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Christian Praise #370

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Christian Worship (1993) #220

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Church Harmonies #408

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Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #97

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Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #97

Collection of Songs #d4

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College Hymnal #351

Elim; or Hymns of Holy Refreshment #d79

Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book with Tunes #d354

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #548

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Gipsy Smith's Mission Hymnal #CH97

Gloria in Excelsis #d527

Gloria in Excelsis #d322

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #456

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #53a

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #53b

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #53a

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #53b

Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d589

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #1015

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #1015

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Hymni Ecclesiae #392

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Hymns and Carols for Church and Sunday-school #7

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship #610

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship. (Rev. ed.) #610

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #1337

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Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #4

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d848

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Hymns of the Advent #315

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Hymns of the Christian Life #86

Hymns of the Christian Life. Rev. ed. #d360

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Hymns of the Living Church #107

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Hymns of the Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ #187

Hymns of Victory #289

Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs with Responsive Readings #d304

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Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs #279

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In Excelsis #327

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In Excelsis #a327

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Joyful Greeting #186a

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Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes #502

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Melodies and Hymns for Divine Service in Appleton Chapel #a206

Mennonite Hymn Book #d272

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Montreat Hymns #279

Notes of Glad Tidings No. 1 #d72

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #1398

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Social Hymns and Tunes, for the Conference and Prayer Meeting, and the Home with services and prayers #206

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Songs for the Lord's House #537

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Songs for the Service of Prayer #417

Songs of Faith and Hope #d26

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Songs of Pilgrimage #816

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Standard Hymns and Spiritual Songs #171

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Sunday School Book #17

Sunday School Hymnal #d317

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Sunday-School Book #60

Supplement to Song Anchor #d9

Temple Chimes #d196

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d648

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The Baptist Hymnal, for Use in the Church and Home #656

The Baptist Hymnal #656

The Baptist Hymnal. Shaped notes ed. #d451

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The Baptist Praise Book #400

The Book of Common Praise #d456

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The Book of Worship #96

The Centennial Hymnal #d301

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The Christian Hymnal #2

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The Christian Hymnal #91

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The Church Hymnal #46

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The Church Hymnal #46

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The Church Hymnary #346

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The Church Praise Book #675

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #833

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The College Hymnal #476

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The Cyber Hymnal #4784

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The Evangelical Hymnal #139

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The Evangelical Hymnal. Text edition #139

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The Golden Sheaf, No. 1 #21

The Gospel Praise Book #d336

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The Greatest Hymns #79

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The Hymnal #189

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The Hymnal and Order of Service #187

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The Hymnal and Order of Service #187

The Hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod. Text ed. #d455

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d506

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The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #46

The Hymnal #98

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The Hymnal #46

The Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Congregations #d387

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The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #1398

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The Lutheran Hymnal #606

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The Lutheran Hymnary #510

The National Baptist Hymn Book #d427

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