The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13468

13468. Hail, Sacred Truth!

1 Hail, sacred Truth! whose piercing rays
Dispel the shades of night;
Diffusing o’er the mental world
The healing beams of light.

2 Thy Word, O Lord, with friendly aid,
Restores our wand’ring feet,
Converts the sorrows of the mind
To joys divinely sweet.

3 O send Thy light and truth abroad
In all their radiant blaze,
And bid th’admiring world adore
Thy glories of Thy grace.

Text Information

• First Line: Hail, sacred Truth! whose piercing rays
• Title: Hail, Sacred Truth!
• Author: John Buttress (probablay 1778, alt.)
• Language: English
• Source: Gospel Mag., 1778, p. 55
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: BALLERMA
• Composer: François Hipplyte Barthélémon, 1741-1808
• Meter: CM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain