
Author: Samuel Francis Smith Hymnal: Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #230 (1917) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 The morning light is breaking,
The darkness disappears;
The sons of earth are waking
To penitential tears;
Each breeze that sweeps the ocean
Brings tidings from afar
Of nations in commotion,
Prepared for Zion's war.
2 See heathen nations bending
Before the God we love,
And thousand hearts ascending
In gratitude above;
While sinners, now confessing,
The gospel call obey,
And seek the Saviour's blessing,
A nation in a day.
3 Blest river of salvation,
Pursue thy onward way!
Flow thou to every nation,
Nor in thy richness stay!
Stay not till all the lowly,
Triumphant, reach their home:
Stay not till all the holy
Proclaim: "The Lord is come!"
Amen. Topics: The Church Foreign Missions Languages: English Tune Title: WEBB
The morning light is breaking