Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 8 hymnals Lyrics:
1 "Let there be light," thus spake the Word;
The Word was God, "and there was light";
Still the creative voice is heard;
A day is born from every night.
2 And every night shall turn to day,
While months, and years, and ages roll;
But we have seen a brighter ray
Dawn on the chaos of the soul.
3 Nor we alone; its wakening smiles
Have broke the gloom of pagan sleep:
The Word hath reached the utmost isles,
God’s Spirit moves upon the deep.
4 Already from the dust of death,
Man in his maker’s image stands;
Once more inhales immortal breath,
And stretches forth to Heav’n his hands.
5 From day to day, before our eyes,
Glows and extends the work begun;
When shall the new creation rise
On every land beneath the sun?
6 When, in the Sabbath of His love,
Shall God amidst His labors rest;
And, bending from His throne above,
Again pronounce His creatures blessed?
Used With Tune: STORRS Text Sources: Sacred Poems and Hymns, (New York: D. Appleton, 1854)
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