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Though now the nations sit beneath
The darkness of o’erspreading death,
God will arise with light divine,
On Zion’s holy towers to shine.
That light shall shine on distant lands,
And wandering tribes, in joyful bands,
Shall come, Thy glory, Lord, to see,
And in Thy courts to worship Thee.
O light of Zion, now arise!
Let the glad morning bless our eyes;
Ye nations, catch the kindling ray,
And hail the splendors of the day.
Lord, may the triumphs of thy grace
Abound, while righteousness and peace.
In mild, and lovely forms, display
The glories of the latter day.
---Alternative verses---
That light shall glance on distant lands.
And heathen tribes, in joyful bands,
Come with exulting haste to prove
The power and greatness of his love.
Lord, spread the triumphs of thy grace
Let truth, and righteousness, and peace.
In mild, and lovely forms, display
The glories of the latter day.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Dates:
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1823
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Bible Refs:
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Is 60:2-3;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1866 | # 1037 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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MORNING HYMN
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1785
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 74 | No key | | # 2 | No key | | # 265 | A | | # 3 | Ab | | # 672 | G | | # 555 | G | | # 931 | G | | # 68 | No key |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) |
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